Ø Observing that Muslim girls who attain puberty
or complete 15 years of age are eligible for marriage under the Muslim law, the
Gujarat High Court has upheld the marriage of a minor girl from the community.
Allowing a petition filed by the girl’s husband Yusuf Lokhat, Justice J.B.
Pardiwala stated in an order dated December 2, “According to the personal law
of Muslims, the girl, no sooner she attains puberty or completes 15 years of
age, whichever is earlier, is competent to get married.”
Ø Welspun India, part of the $3.5-billion Welspun
group and among the world’s top three towel manufacturers, unveiled one of the
largest spinning mills here to support its growing home textiles exports
business. This facility with 1.70 lakh spindles, the largest under one
roof in India, was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.
The company has invested Rs.800 crore to set up this facility as part of its
overall Rs.2,500
crore expansion plan in the textiles business in Gujarat. In 2004, Welspun set up a home textile
manufacturing unit at Anjar in the Kutch region of Gujarat with an investment
of Rs.1,000 crore, and since then the company has invested over Rs.10,000 crore
here to expand the capacity over an area of 2,500 acres. The company has
employed over 20,000 people here, and plans to further increase the head count.
Ø Tata-Singapore Airlines’ joint venture carrier Vistara had completed the trial flights schedule, and
was now waiting for its flying licence from the aviation regulator to commence
operations.
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