Truck owners in Karnataka begin indefinite strike against fuel price, toll charge hike
Bengaluru: Lorry owners across Karnataka have gone on indefinite strike starting Monday midnight in protest against the hike in petrol and diesel prices and toll charges.
GR Shanmukhappa, President of State Lorry Owners’ Association, said that the truck owners are demanding revision of petrol, diesel and toll rates. He also said that the protest is being supported by not only truck owners from outside the state but also petrol pump organizations.
“More than six lakh trucks will be off the roads from Monday midnight. Trucks coming from outside the state will be stopped. All types of services, including commerce, will also be disrupted,” warned Shanmukhappa, adding, “We will not stop our strike until our demands are met.”
Referring to check posts, the President said, “The government will be urged to permit the movement of heavy vehicles at the borders by clearing check posts. Our protest, therefore, will also be carried out at the check posts, and we will stop airport taxis, sand transport trucks and goods vehicles.”
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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.
