India News

Love jihad case: What are your dreams, asks SC; FREEDOM says Hadiya

Published

8 years ago

November 27, 2017

Love jihad case: What are your dreams, asks SC; FREEDOM says Hadiya

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Supreme Court frees Hadiya from the clutches of her parents, sends her to Sivaraj Homeopathic Medical College in Salem, Tamil Nadu to continue her studies

The Supreme Court, on Monday, freed Hadiya aka Akhila Ashokan – the embattled 24-year-old caught in the vortex of the ongoing ‘Kerala Love Jihad’ case – from the clutches of her parents, ‘freeing’ her to continue for homeopathy medicine course at the Sivaraj Homeopathic Medical College in Salem, Tamil Nadu.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]However, the apex court denied her request for appointing her husband, Shafin Jahan, as her guardian for the 11-month period that remains for her to complete her course in homeopathy that she was forced to abandon after her marriage was termed as a case of ‘love jihad’ by the Kerala High Court and she was separated from her husband and sent to be in the custody of her father- Asokan. The apex court instead ordered that the college’s dean would act as her guardian for the period during which she completes her education.

The Supreme Court’s intervention in helping Hadiya return to the life she lived before being thrust into the limelight as the Hindu girl who had allegedly been forced into marriage by a Muslim man and radicalised came during proceedings that saw Hadiya make an impassionate appeal for her freedom.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]JTNDYmxvY2txdW90ZSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIydHdpdHRlci10d2VldCUyMiUyMGRhdGEtbGFuZyUzRCUyMmVuJTIyJTNFJTNDcCUyMGxhbmclM0QlMjJlbiUyMiUyMGRpciUzRCUyMmx0ciUyMiUzRSUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRmhhc2h0YWclMkZFeHBlY3R0b2RheSUzRnNyYyUzRGhhc2glMjZhbXAlM0JyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRSUyM0V4cGVjdHRvZGF5JTNDJTJGYSUzRSUyMEhhZGl5YSUyMHRvJTIwYmUlMjBwcm9kdWNlZCUyMGJlZm9yZSUyMFN1cHJlbWUlMjBDb3VydCUyMGluJTIwS2VyYWxhJTIwJTI2JTIzMzklM0JMb3ZlJTIwSmloYWQlMjYlMjMzOSUzQiUyMGNhc2UlMjB0b2RheSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRmhhc2h0YWclMkZEZWxoaSUzRnNyYyUzRGhhc2glMjZhbXAlM0JyZWZfc3JjJTNEdHdzcmMlMjU1RXRmdyUyMiUzRSUyM0RlbGhpJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUyMCUyOEZpbGUlMjBwaWMlMjklMjAlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdC5jbyUyRmQxRHhydkJ1a08lMjIlM0VwaWMudHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZkMUR4cnZCdWtPJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUzQyUyRnAlM0UlMjZtZGFzaCUzQiUyMEFOSSUyMCUyOCU0MEFOSSUyOSUyMCUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRkFOSSUyRnN0YXR1cyUyRjkzNDk2MTY3MTk1MjQ4MjMwNiUzRnJlZl9zcmMlM0R0d3NyYyUyNTVFdGZ3JTIyJTNFTm92ZW1iZXIlMjAyNyUyQyUyMDIwMTclM0MlMkZhJTNFJTNDJTJGYmxvY2txdW90ZSUzRSUwQSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMGFzeW5jJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZwbGF0Zm9ybS50d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRndpZGdldHMuanMlMjIlMjBjaGFyc2V0JTNEJTIydXRmLTglMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZzY3JpcHQlM0U=[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]In the nearly two-hour-long hearing that happened in the court of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices DY Chandrachud and AM Khanwilkar, Hadiya pleaded for her “freedom” and to see her husband, telling the Bench that “I am in unlawful custody (of her father, Asokan)”.

At one point during the hearing, Justice Chandrachud asked Hadiya: “What are your plans for your future”. The petite 24-year-old replied: “I want my freedom”.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Hadiya’s deposition presented her as a girl who knew her mind, one who would rather be with her husband Shafin Jahan of her own accord instead of living on the crutches of the state’s aid and who knew what she desired from life.

When Justice Chandrachud asked her if she wanted to continue her studies on the state’s expense, Hadiya replied: “I want to (study) but not on state’s expense. My husband can take care of me.”

“I want to be a good human being… I want to live on my own feet (sic)”, was her reply when Justice Chandrachud sought to know what she wanted to do with her life after completing her education.

However, if Hadiya had hoped that the Supreme Court would instantly unite her with her husband Shafin Jahan, that did not happen. Although she urged the court to appoint her husband as her guardian in Salem during the course of her studies, the request was denied.

Justice Chandrachud cautioned Hadiya saying: “Even I am not the guardian to my wife. Wives are not chattel… you have your own identity and you will portray that.”

The apex court bench also considered certain other issues raised by counsels appearing in the case.

Senior advocate Shyam Divan requested the Bench to take the proceeding in-camera in another court.

Divan argued that there were some forces” behind the judgement of the Kerala High Court which had termed Hadiya and Shafin’s marriage as a case of “love jihad”. “There is a very highly charged community change scenario and a security issue. There could be some threats for Hadiya,” Divan said, adding that there are some documents that link Jahan to “some groups”.

Justice Chandrachud asked Divan about the “authenticity of the transcript” that he was referring to.

TO this, Divan replied: “These transcripts are voice recording of a phone conversation. There are points that this particular person has some links… India Today did a sting operation – the report is on page 30 – in which it is written that there is some organization which is doing these type of marriages. Mansi Buraki was arrested by NIA who posted on social media and recruits persons for these things.”

“On Facebook Mansi put an objectionable post on which Shafin Jahan commented: “How much do I get if I become a recruiter? And she replied – in dollars. These are the points because of which we want in-camera proceeding of Hadiya,” Divan argued.

Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh, appearing for the National Investigation Agency which is probing the love-jihad angle in the case – supported Divan’s argument and said: “There is a website which is a way to Nikaah. There is only one way to go to this website – you must be a member of a petitioner group.”

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Hadiya, said: “I am saddened today. Now we are fighting over the manner of the hearing. We are here for a girl’s right. Who recorded those clips? Whose voice is it? For eight months she is in the custody of her father. Why is all this happening? What is going on?”

The case has been listed for further hearing in the third week of January.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Up Next

AAP celebrates 5 years, attacks BJP on Sunday, gets IT notice on Monday

Don't Miss

Shivraj cabinet proposes death penalty for rapists if victim is Under-12

India News

Delhi Palam fire leaves 6 dead, massive rescue operation underway

Six people died after a fire broke out in a residential building in Delhi’s Palam. Firefighters continue rescue efforts with 30 tenders at the spot.

Published

5 hours ago

March 18, 2026

[email protected]

A tragic fire incident in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday morning claimed the lives of six people, triggering a large-scale emergency response.

According to officials, the blaze erupted in a residential building, prompting immediate action from fire and police authorities. Around 30 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the flames and carry out rescue operations.

Authorities said they received a distress call at approximately 7 am reporting the fire at a house within the building. Firefighters were deployed swiftly amid concerns that several residents could be trapped inside the structure.

A fire services official stated that initial information suggested people might still be inside, leading to an intensive search and rescue effort. Emergency teams, including police personnel, reached the congested locality to assist in evacuation and crowd management.

The firefighting operation was still ongoing at the time of reporting. The exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and further details are awaited as authorities continue their investigation.

India News

Centre mandates 60% free seat allocation on flights, caps selection fees

Airlines must now offer 60% seats without extra charges and ensure better seating arrangements for passengers under new government rules.

Published

7 hours ago

March 18, 2026

[email protected]

In a significant move aimed at protecting air travellers, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has directed airlines to ensure that at least 60 per cent of seats on every flight are offered without any additional selection fee. The decision follows widespread complaints from passengers about hidden charges, particularly for seat selection.

The directive has been issued through the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which has introduced a series of passenger-friendly norms to enhance transparency and improve the overall flying experience.

Under the new guidelines, airlines have also been instructed to seat passengers travelling on the same PNR together, preferably in adjacent seats. This is expected to address long-standing concerns among families and group travellers, who often face inconvenience due to scattered seating arrangements.

The regulator has further emphasised the need to safeguard passenger rights in situations such as flight delays, cancellations, and denied boarding. Airlines have been asked to prominently display these rights across their websites, mobile applications, booking platforms, and airport counters to ensure better awareness.

In addition, carriers must establish clear and transparent policies regarding the carriage of sports equipment, musical instruments, and pets. The move comes in response to frequent complaints over inconsistent rules and high charges. Airlines have been directed to align such policies with safety and operational standards while ensuring they are communicated in a simple and passenger-friendly manner.

To improve accessibility, the regulator has also asked airlines to share passenger rights information in regional languages.

India News

Mamata Banerjee warns BJP, EC over Bengal polls, says they will be accountable

Mamata Banerjee holds BJP and Election Commission responsible for any incidents during Bengal polls, raising concerns over officer transfers.

Published

21 hours ago

March 17, 2026

[email protected]

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has held the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India responsible for any untoward incidents in the state during the upcoming assembly elections, following the transfer of key officials.

Addressing concerns over administrative reshuffles, Banerjee said that changes involving senior bureaucrats, including the chief secretary and home secretary, could affect governance and law and order in the state during a crucial period.

The Trinamool Congress chief also announced candidates for 291 constituencies for the elections scheduled to be held in two phases on April 23 and 29.

Criticising the Election Commission, Banerjee alleged that the transfers were being carried out in a manner that benefits the BJP. She questioned the timing of the decisions and said such actions weaken the state administration at a sensitive time.

She further raised concerns about disaster management and essential services, stating that experienced officials familiar with the state’s situation have been replaced. According to her, this could impact administrative efficiency if any emergency arises before the new government is formed.

Protecting Bengal’s identity

Banerjee emphasised that the election is not merely about forming a government but about safeguarding Bengal’s identity and existence. She accused the BJP of misusing central agencies and attempting to influence the electoral process.

She urged that elections should be conducted peacefully, without external interference, and in line with democratic principles. The chief minister also expressed confidence that her party would return to power with a stronger mandate.

Appealing to voters, she called for support for the Trinamool Congress, asserting that the people of Bengal will ultimately decide the outcome and protect their democratic rights.