
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.
In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












