Nimisha’s mother withdraws petition
The Hindu
Habeas corpus petition not the remedy: HC
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed by the mother of Nimisha Fathima, a Keralite woman who is languishing in a jail in Afghanistan, seeking a directive to the Centre to take expeditious steps to repatriate her daughter and granddaughter. When the case came up for hearing, the Bench led by Justice K. Vinod Chandran was of the opinion that the present habeas corpus petition was not the proper remedy available under the law in such matters. The Bench, therefore, asked her counsel to move a writ petition before a single judge. The counsel then withdrew the petition.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.