Marriage solemnisation plea referred to larger bench
The Hindu
Allowing Special Marriage Act through video conferencing
A single judge of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday referred to a larger bench the issue whether solemnisation of marriage under the Special Marriage Act could be permitted through video conferencing. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar passed the order on a few writ petitions seeking a directive to solemnise their marriages under the Act through video conferencing as they could not present themselves physically before the marriage officer.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.