You can’t question the legitimacy of Hadiya’s marriage: SC tells NIA

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January 23, 2018

In what can be termed as an interim relief for Hadiya, a Hindu convert Muslim college student from Kerala, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court upheld her right to select her husband and observed that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) cannot probe her marital status.

The court said that the NIA probe will not have any bearing on the legitimacy of Hadiya's marriage to Shafin Jahan which was annulled by Kerala High Court. The apex court will continue to hear the matter on 22 February.

"You can probe anything but not on marital status, marriage has to be separated from any criminal action, aspect and conspiracy, otherwise we will be creating a bad precedent," the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said.

"We will only examine whether the court can cancel the marriage. We can't question the legitimacy of her marriage, it is Hadiya who will decide who is a good human being or bad," the judges said.

In November, the Supreme Court freed Hadiya from her parents, who had insisted that she had been brainwashed and forced to convert, and allowed her to resume her studies at a college in Tamil Nadu, where she was studying before she married Shafin Jahan.

After conversion to Islam, Hadiya had met Shafin through a matrimonial website and later they got married. Hadiya's parents refused to accept her marriage to Shafin Jahan, claiming that he wants to take her to Syria. Hadiya, who doesn’t even holds a passport has rubbished her parents charge as a blatant lie.

In May 2017, on the Hindu parents’ petition, the Kerala High Court annulled Hadiya's marriage and ordered her to go back to her parents. She was kept under house arrest for several months where she was allegedly tortured by her parents and Hindutva extremists groups.

Shafin Jahan had challenged the order in the Supreme Court, arguing that as an adult, she has the right to decide. In an interim order on a petition by Jahan challenging the high court verdict, the Supreme Court had on 27 November 2017 set Hadiya free from the custody of her parents. The apex court, however, did not accept her plea to be allowed to go with her husband.

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Indian
 - 
Wednesday, 24 Jan 2018

NIA has been getting nice slaps from various authorities for false investigations. earlier it was against the peace promoter Zakir naik & now Hadiya's case. I think NIA has an influence by RSS to distroy the nation and our future generation. People of india should unite together & stand against any injustice to anyone irrespective of caste, religion or colour. 

Abu Muhammad
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018

Sangeeth - you Feku's liar agent, RSS & BJP has direct links with ISIS ( Israeli Secret Intelligence Service) and NOT these poor couple (Haadia) has no Passport so far.

Truth
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018

They spent many months for unwanted issue because of saffrons. Hadiya's father playing for saffrons. Let Hadiya and Shafin live peacefully

Danish
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018

Why NIA and Hindutva org teasing Hadiya and her hus this much. Even we cant bear by listening their matter. Too bad

Sangeeth
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018

Supreme court taking double standard. Their marriage may cause serious security issue. They have IS links

Suresh Kalladka
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018

All because of Feku. Judiciary, economy everything feku destroyed. People loosing faith in justice and judiciary

Mohan
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018

She is major. Why nobody listening her words. She can decide. She has the right.

Kumar
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018

Good. tight slap on NIA.

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Kasaragod, Apr 21: Kerala reported a spike in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with 19 people testing positive, after a decline in the numbers in the past few days, as the total infections touched 426 in the southern state.

Kannur recorded 10 cases, Palakkad four, Kasaragod three and Malappuram and Kollam one each, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters here.

The number of those getting infected were in single digits over the past few days.

Of the 10 positive cases from Kannur, nine of them had come from abroad and one had been infected through contact, he said.

Pointing out that the positive cases in Palakkad,Malappuram and Kollam had come from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Vijayan said there is need to enforce strict vigilance in places bordering neighbouring states.

Sixteen people tested negative on Tuesday, while the total active cases 117, he added.

At least 32,000 people are under observation,

Of the around 20,000 samples sent, 19,440 had returned negative, Vijayan said.

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He said compassionate gesture of employers will support the poor and needy.

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MSME Industralist
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Saturday, 4 Apr 2020

What benefit govt is giving us so that we can transfer the same goodness to our workers? Or are the funds only to buy and sell MLA? 

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