Soldier, minor boy drown in Malaprabha river waters in Bagalkot
Bagalkot: A 25-year-old soldier and a minor boy are reported to have drowned in the waters of River Malaprabha in Manneri village of Badami taluk.
The two deceased are identified as Shekhappa (15) of Hansanur village in Bagalkot and Mahantesh (25) of Benal village in Gadag district, who was a soldier.
The incident is learned to have occurred when Shekhappa got into the waters for a bath but struggled to stay afloat. Mahantesh, who was on the banks of the river, noticed this and jumped into the river in an attempt to rescue the boy, but failed to do so and both Mahantesh and Shekhappa drowned in the waters.
The fire brigade and police personnel, who arrived at the spot, have retrieved the bodies of the boy and the soldier from the river waters.
Badami Police have registered a case in the matter and are investigating.
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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.
