Supreme Court upholds Hadiya's marriage ; says probe into love jihad allegation to continue
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) : In a significant judgement, the e Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Hadiya's marriage to Shafin Jahan by setting aside Kerala High Court's verdict, media reports said.
The bench, headed by CJI Dipak Misra, ruled that the High Court should not have annulled the marriage of Hadiya and Shafin Jahan.
“Marriage and intimacy of personal relationships are core of plurality in India,” the top court said. “We can’t let state or others makes inroads into this extremely personal space.”
The Court also stated that it has arrived at the decision after speaking to Hadiya, who said that she had willingly entered into the marriage.
The apex court, however, directed the National Investigation Agency to continue their probe into the alleged case of ‘love jihad’ without ‘interfering into Hadiya’s marriage’.
The bench, also comprising of Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, put up the matter for order after lunch on the plea filed by a man, who claimed to be the woman's husband, challenging a Kerala High Court order annulling his marriage with her.
Hadiya's conversion from Hinduism to Islam set off a political and legal battle.
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