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No khap panchayat can question couples: SC

The court also told the Centre that it doesn't't give its response, the court would be constrained to pass an order based on the amicus' suggestion

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Saying that if an adult man and woman marry, no khap, panchayat, individual or society can question them, the Supreme Court Tuesday termed as "absolutely illegal" any attack by khap panchayats against an adult man and woman opting for inter-caste marriage.

"Whenever there is any kind of collective attack on a boy or a girl who are adults, it is absolutely illegal," the bench said while hearing a PIL by NGO 'Shakti Vahini', seeking directions to the central and state governments to prevent and control honour crimes.

The bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud also directed the Centre to submit its response to suggestions earlier given by amicus curiae senior advocate Raju Ramachandran.

His suggestions were on ways to prevent harassment and killing of young couples in the name of family honour for marrying inter-caste or intra-clan (gotra).

"Whatever the amicus curiae says about khap, we are not concerned with that. What we are concerned is that if an adult girl or boy gets into marriage, no khap, no individual or no society can question them," the Bench said.

The court also told the Centre that it doesn't't give its response, the court would be constrained to pass an order based on the amicus' suggestion.

Earlier, the apex court had invited 'Khap Panchayats' to hear their views before issuing any order to stop them from harassing and killing couples and women in the name of honour.

The top court had also said that as a pilot project, it would examine the situation in three districts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh where Khap Panchayats were active.

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