Family court summons Nida Khan after husband files for divorce; hearing on October 16
Nashik's family court has issued a summons to Nida Khan, an accused in the TCS Nashik case, on her husband's divorce petition.
A new turn has come in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) case in Nashik. A family court has issued a summons to Nida Khan, an accused in the case of sexual harassment and alleged forced religious conversion at TCS's Nashik unit. Her husband has filed a petition for divorce, and the court acted on it.
According to the information available, the husband has filed the petition against Nida Khan seeking an end to the marriage. Taking note of the petition, the family court in Nashik issued a summons in her name on September 22.
The court has asked Nida Khan or her lawyer to appear for the next hearing on October 16. A legal matter concerning her married life has now come before the court alongside the TCS case.
Under the family court's order, Nida Khan or her lawyer must be present in court on October 16. Further legal proceedings on the divorce petition are expected to begin that day. The allegations made in the petition, and the reasons the husband has given, have not yet come to light.
In the TCS case, Nida Khan faced allegations of sexual harassment and alleged forced religious conversion linked to the company's Nashik unit. She was arrested during the investigation, and the court later granted her bail. The allegations in that case are serious, and the investigating agencies are continuing their probe. The allegations against her have not been proven, and court proceedings are under way.
When the case linked to the Nashik unit of a large company such as TCS came to light, it was widely discussed in Nashik. The allegations of sexual harassment and alleged conversion drew particular attention. The husband's approach to the court for a divorce has now added another legal turn to the matter.
For now, the TCS case against Nida Khan and the husband's divorce petition are two separate legal processes. The court has not ruled on the allegations in the TCS case, and there is no final decision on the divorce petition either. Attention is now on what happens in Nashik's family court on October 16, what position Nida Khan or her lawyer puts forward, and what process the court sets for the petition.
