The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Hadiya alias Akhila, at the centre of an alleged love jihad case, to be freed from her father's custody to resume her studies at a Salem-based homeopathic college after she repeatedly pleaded that she wants the freedom to make her own choices.
Hadiya, wearing a red abaya (full-length garment worn by some Muslim women), appeared before a bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud. The court interacted with her for about half an hour during which it asked her about her plans and how she intends to support herself.
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Hadiya alias Akhila, at the centre of an alleged love jihad case, to be freed from her father's custody to resume her studies at a Salem-based homeopathic college after she repeatedly pleaded that she wants the freedom to make her own choices.
Hadiya, wearing a red abaya (full-length garment worn by some Muslim women), appeared before a bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud. The court interacted with her for about half an hour during which it asked her about her plans and how she intends to support herself.