Hadiya case: Supreme Court notice to NIA, Kerala and woman's father

Published : Aug 04, 2017, 03:59 PM ISTUpdated : Mar 31, 2018, 06:33 PM IST
Hadiya case: Supreme Court notice to NIA, Kerala and woman's father

Synopsis

Supreme Court mentioned that the matter is of serious concern NIA was ordered to produce evidence in the case where High Court annulled the marriage Woman's father was asked to bring evidence to prove that her husband has terror links

Supreme Court asked National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to produce evidence in the case in a case in which Kerala High Court had annulled the marriage of a woman who had converted to Islam. The court also ordered the woman's father to produce evidence to prove that her husband has links with ISIS. 

All investigation and government agencies are also directed to produce evidence regarding the case. 

Kerala High Court had annulled the marriage of Hadiya aka Akhila, a 24-year-old woman who converted to Islam and married a Muslim man named Shafin Jahan. The court made the decision after her father stated that the man is linked to terrorist organisations. 

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The division bench of the court also termed the marriage as a sham and directed that the woman be placed in the protective custody of her parents or an institution so that she won't have contact with anyone having terrorist links. 

The court had found that the man and woman who attended the marriage does not have any right to conduct the act. Further, the marriage was held while a Habeas Corpus petition filed by woman's father was under court's consideration. It was also found that as per NIA records her husband was linked with some terrorist outfits. 

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