Delhi high court has said that youth above 18 have the right to lead life on their own terms and that parents cannot force their will on them.
Delhi high court has said that youth above 18 have the right to lead life on their own terms and that parents cannot force their will on them.
The court was hearing 18-year-old Shubha Arya’s plea for protection against her family. Arya had gone to America to make it big but her family persuaded her to return, saying her father was ill. The moment she returned, they took away documents and locked her up at home.
After somehow managing to escape from her family’s clutches, the girl approached Delhi high court, asking for the right to live life in accordance with her wishes.
In her petition, Shubha alleged she had been tricked into returning to India as her father was not ill. The real reason her family got her to return was because they wanted to get her married.
The teenager’s parents snatched away her certificates and passport and did not allow her to leave home. When she slipped away, her parents filed a missing report with police. It was then that Arya approached the court, fearing that police will take her back to her family.
Justice SN Dhingra said in response to the petition, “Being a major, Arya has the right to decide for herself and she has the right to pursue a career of her choice. Parents cannot force their will on her, in respect of marriage or in respect of career.”
The court also issued notice to Shubha’s parents to appear before it on July 21 and bring along her passport and marksheets. The court also ordered her parents and the police not to harass her. It directed the police to provide Shubha adequate protection and not to force her to reveal her present address. “In case Shubha feels it is safe for her to disclose her address to the police, she may do so.”
“The police are directed to protect Shubha from her family,” the court said.
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