The Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by Shafin Jahan challenging the Kerala high court’s order annulling his marriage with Hadiya. Photo: MintNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) could continue with its probe into the alleged love jihad case of Kerala but it cannot investigate the marital status of the man and the woman. “You can investigate it but you cannot investigate about their marital status,” the bench said. The bench also observed that it would examine whether the Kerala high court was correct in annulling the marriage while hearing a Habeas Corpus petition. The court was hearing a plea filed by Jahan challenging the Kerala high court’s order annulling his marriage with Hadiya.

Source: Mint January 23, 2018 07:07 UTC