Aug 05, 2017: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Government of Kerala to file a response to a Muslim man's petition. The Muslim man was married to a Hindu woman, however, their marriage was invalidated by the Kerala High Court by claiming it to be a love jihad practice. Chief Justice Supreme Court J.S. Khehar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has asked the country's top anti-terrorism investigation agency and the Hindu woman's father to submit all documents related to the matter within one week.

The court has told NIA and father, "This is a very sensitive issue. It is a serious matter … It is advised to keep all the documents with you", mentioned in Zee News report. The court fixed the next hearing on August 16. The Kerala High Court canceled the marriage of 24-year-old Hindu woman, Hadiya on May 25. The Hindu woman married a Muslim person in December 2016.The court had directed Hadiya to stay near her parents until the next hearing.

The woman's husband Shafin Jahan (27) challenged the order of the High Court in the apex court. In his petition, the order has been described as an insult to women's freedom in India. Urging the court to order Hadiya's father to appear before the Supreme Court, Shafin's lawyer claimed that the woman had accepted Islam only two years before her marriage.

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On behalf of Hadiya's father, advocate Madhavi Diwan said that Hadiya was a helpless victim who was stuck in a gang, which uses psychological methods to inspire people to adopt Islam. The lawyer said that Jahan is a criminal and his daughter is caught in a network related to the Popular Front of India and the IS.

– prepared by Naina Mishra of Newsgram. Twitter @Nainamishr94