October 3, 2017 1:19 PM

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SC to examine whether Kerala High Court can annul marriage

The Supreme Court today said that it would examine whether the Kerala High Court can annul the marriage of a Muslim man with a Hindu woman, who had converted to Islam before tying the nuptial knot. <br/><br/>A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that the court will hear on Monday next the fresh plea of Shafin Jahan, the Kerala man who has sought recalling of the apex court's earlier order by which the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was asked to probe whether there was a wider pattern of alleged 'love jihad' in the case.<br/><br/>Supreme court had on August 16 directed the NIA to probe the incident under the supervision of retired apex court judge, Justice R V Raveendran.The Kerala High Court had annulled the marriage terming it as an instance of 'love jihad'.

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