Burden to disprove marriage of couple living together lies with the challenger: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

The Court was hearing an appeal against a single judge order that had denied a couple's request for police protection, citing doubts about their marriage.
Srinagar Bench, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Srinagar Bench, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently observed that when two people live together and claim to be married, the burden of proof to show that no such marriage exists would lie on the person challenging their marital status [Maria Rashid and anr v. Union Territory of J&K)

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