Bengaluru: Factory workers’ sheds gutted in fire accident near Nagavara; no casualties
Bengaluru: More than 20 sheds near a private school were completely gutted in a fire that broke out in Veerannapalya near Nagavara in North Bengaluru on Saturday evening, although no fatalities were reported in the incident.
The sheds, which were situated adjacent to a private school on a main road in Veerannapalya, had been built for the workers at a toy factory. The fire is believed to have broken out in one of the sheds and spread to the nearby ones. The workers residing in the sheds are believed to have attempted to save their lives by running out as the fire broke out.
More than 20 sheds were destroyed, with the materials used to build the sheds being completely burnt in the flames.
Firefighters, who rushed to the scene upon being informed of the accident, successfully doused the fire.
The incident is believed to have occurred within the jurisdiction of Govindpura police station.
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SC notice to Centre on PIL against Muslim personal law sections being 'discriminatory' against women
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, on the ground that those are allegedly discriminatory against women.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Panchol took note of the submissions made by lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who appeared in the matter for petitioners Poulomi Pavini Shukla and the Nyaya Naari Foundation, and issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The plea says the current Shariat inheritance rules are "manifestly discriminatory" against women, often granting them only half or less of the share allocated to their male counterparts.
Bhushan said the 1937 Act violates Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution.
He said matters of succession are civil in nature and do not constitute an "essential religious practice" protected under Article 25.
"Saying women will get half or even less than half compared to male counterparts is discriminatory," the lawyer said.
