‘Gay, lesbian couples can still…’: What SC said on Day 2 of same-sex marriage
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Gay, lesbian couples can still…’: What SC said on Day 2 of same-sex marriage

Live Mint  

While hearing the legality of same-sex marriage in India, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that couples in a gay and lesbian relationship can still adopt children. Centre has opposed the idea of granting legal status to same-sex marriage and submitted that the petitions are reflecting "urban elitist views for the purpose of social acceptance". Responding to the objections, CJI Chandrachud observed that the government has submitted no data set to show that same-sex marriage is an urban elitist concept. The government does not have any data also to show that same-sex marriage is an urban elitist concept," the Chief Justice of India said.

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Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage verdict acts as a formidable document upholding the Indianness of homosexuality and gender queerness
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage verdict acts as a formidable document upholding the Indianness of homosexuality and gender queerness

The Hindu  

Though the Supreme Court has refused to legalise same-sex marriage, the Constitution Bench judgment is a formidable step to silence hostile voices who claim that homosexuality and gender queerness are un-Indian. “It is not queerness which is of foreign origin but the many shades of prejudice in India which are remnants of a colonial past,” Chief Justice of India D.Y. …

Agree with SC's Majority View, Adoption Can't Merely be Decided by Law: Sai Deepak on Same-sex Marriage
1 year, 2 months ago

Agree with SC's Majority View, Adoption Can't Merely be Decided by Law: Sai Deepak on Same-sex Marriage

News 18  

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered its verdict on the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The five-judge bench, in a split verdict of 3-2, refused to legalise same-sex marriage in four concurrent verdicts, differed on issues like applicability of adoption rules for queer couples and unusually made critical analyses of rival opinions and findings. The …

'Upset My Wedding Plans': Dutee Chand On Supreme Court's Verdict On Same-Sex Marriage
1 year, 2 months ago

'Upset My Wedding Plans': Dutee Chand On Supreme Court's Verdict On Same-Sex Marriage

ABP News  

The Supreme Court of India passed its verdict on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, declining to legalise marriages between queer couples or grant them the right to adopt children. Many queer inviduals had eagerly awaited the apex court's ruling, and Dutee Chand, who came out as India's first openly gay professional athlete in Ma 2019, was among them. We hope Parliament …

Law and custom: On the Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage
1 year, 2 months ago

Law and custom: On the Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage

The Hindu  

​ The Supreme Court of India’s refusal to accord legal recognition to marriages between persons of the same sex is a huge legal setback to the queer community in the country. Given the progress in law in recent years and the deepening of the meaning of individual rights, there was widespread expectation that the five-judge Constitution Bench would give the …

No legal marriage rights for same-sex couples, rules SC
1 year, 2 months ago

No legal marriage rights for same-sex couples, rules SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex couples and said only Parliament and state legislatures can validate marital unions in a ruling that disappointed millions Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people in India. The Constitution bench — comprising Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima …

Same-sex marriage verdict: What are Supreme Court’s orders for Centre, states, police?
1 year, 2 months ago

Same-sex marriage verdict: What are Supreme Court’s orders for Centre, states, police?

Firstpost  

Highlighting that queerness is not an ‘urban or elitist concept’, CJI DY Chandrachud asked the Centre, states and UTs to ensure the queer community is not discriminated against because of their identity. A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court on Tuesday rejected the petitions seeking marriage equality in a 3:2 verdict, with the dissenting judges saying that the right …

Same-sex marriage verdict: Can unmarried partners, gay couples now adopt in India?
1 year, 2 months ago

Same-sex marriage verdict: Can unmarried partners, gay couples now adopt in India?

Firstpost  

CJI DY Chandrachud in a ruling on Tuesday struck down the Central Adoption Resource Authority regulations which stop gay and unmarried couples from adopting. However, the five-judge Supreme Court bench in a 3-2 verdict stated that non-heterosexual couples cannot be granted the right to jointly adopt While India’s Supreme Court declined to legalise same-sex marriage and did not grant gay …

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage
1 year, 2 months ago

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage

Hindustan Times  

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage India's top court on Tuesday declined to allow same-sex marriages in the country.. India's top court on Tuesday declined to allow same-sex marriages in the country. 1 / 10 India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to legalize same-sex marriages. 2 / 10 The five-judge Constitution bench comprised of the Chief Justice of …

'Homosexuality not urban elitist concept': What SC judges said on same-sex marriage
1 year, 2 months ago

'Homosexuality not urban elitist concept': What SC judges said on same-sex marriage

Hindustan Times  

Homosexuality isn't an urban elitist concept, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Tuesday, while announcing his verdict on petitions demanding legal status to same-sex marriages. Observing that marriage can't remain a static, stagnant or unchanging institution, he said he can't compel Parliament or state assemblies to create “a new institution of marriage”. #Can't put State under any obligation …

Same Sex Marriage Live Updates: Supreme court verdict on same sex marriage in India - SC leaves it to the legislature to decide on same-sex marriages
1 year, 2 months ago

Same Sex Marriage Live Updates: Supreme court verdict on same sex marriage in India - SC leaves it to the legislature to decide on same-sex marriages

The Hindu  

October 17, 2023 20:02 CJI observations on same-sex marriage important; views on inheritance, marriages need reform: Kerala Minister Kerala Higher Education and Social Justice Minister R Bindu on Tuesday termed the observations of CJI D Y Chandrachud on same-sex marriages as important, and said the current views on inheritance and marriages need to be reformed with the changing times. Bindu, …

Marriage Equality: How Indian media has depicted same-sex marriages
1 year, 2 months ago

Marriage Equality: How Indian media has depicted same-sex marriages

Hindustan Times  

In 2012, a New Indian Express article announced, “In UP, Gay Couple Get Marriage 'Registered' in Court.” The couple in question had had their marriage registered under the Hindu Marriage Act. For instance, a Times of India article dated February 24, 1988, describes the police constables Urmila and Leela’s “sensational marriage” as a “protest against society’s treatment of lonely and …

Same-sex marriage: Morality vs equality
1 year, 6 months ago

Same-sex marriage: Morality vs equality

The Hindu  

Just a few days before the Supreme Court of India commenced hearings on the same-sex marriage issue, one of the world’s leading philosophers, Michael Sandel, was in India to take part in a media group’s conclave. Same-sex marriage verdict LIVE updates | Top court to pronounce judgment at 10:30 A.M. For, if the Court were to adjudicate on the right …

Why recognising and prioritising children in the same-sex marriage debate is important
1 year, 7 months ago

Why recognising and prioritising children in the same-sex marriage debate is important

Firstpost  

Best interest of children is the fundamental principle that must remain at the centre of our choices and actions, more so where children are at the core of the consequences of such choices. Therefore, accepting a borrowed concept having no roots in our country and permitting the State to place a child for adoption with same-sex couples would deprive children …

Marriage for all, even if for a few
1 year, 7 months ago

Marriage for all, even if for a few

The Hindu  

In a reality show, “Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives”, Sima Taparia of the series, “Indian Matchmaking”, was asked about the possibility of matching for queer couples. Even as season three of her show dropped, the Supreme Court began hearing the case for marriage equality within the ambit of the Special Marriage Act. If the court rules in favour of expanding …

Same sex marriage case: Centre tells SC several states opposed legalisation
1 year, 7 months ago

Same sex marriage case: Centre tells SC several states opposed legalisation

Live Mint  

As the Supreme Court continues to hear pleas seeking legal recognition of same sex marriages, the Central government said that three states had opposed the move. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan governments had spoken against the granting of legal recognition. The Centre had issued a letter to the states on April 18, asking …

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage
1 year, 7 months ago

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage

NPR  

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP MUMBAI — Aruna Desai still remembers the distress call that came in the middle of the night in September. 18 couples have petitioned the Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage Desai's reaction to her son telling her he was gay was …

Same-sex marriage: We don't go by popular morality or segmental morality, says SC
1 year, 7 months ago

Same-sex marriage: We don't go by popular morality or segmental morality, says SC

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: We don't go by either "popular morality or segmental morality" but what the Constitution mandates, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday when an argument was advanced before it that young same-sex couples across the country wanted to get married. Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy, who is also representing the petitioners' side, said she has spoken at different events and …

Anita Anand | Imagining a new form of marriage in India: It has to start with a law
1 year, 7 months ago

Anita Anand | Imagining a new form of marriage in India: It has to start with a law

Deccan Chronicle  

Imagine a nuclear family in India: Mother, father, and children. Over the last decade, acceptance of homosexuality has grown in India, especially since the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in 2018, with a ruling that legalised consenting gay sex. The government argues that while the right to love and cohabit is a fundamental right, but marriage itself is “not an absolute …

Data Point: Situating the debate on same-sex marriage
1 year, 7 months ago

Data Point: Situating the debate on same-sex marriage

The Hindu  

The Data Point is a bi-weekly newsletter in which The Hindu’s Data team decodes the numbers behind today’s biggest stories. Attitude towards homosexuality in India While the Union government claimed that the legalisation of same-sex marriages merely voiced “urban elitist views”, data show that the urban elite people were not more accepting of same-sex relationships than the rural poor. Around …

SC asks govt to respond on social benefits for same-sex couples
1 year, 7 months ago

SC asks govt to respond on social benefits for same-sex couples

Live Mint  

Same-Sex marriage hearing: The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case pertaining to legalisation of same-sex marriage in India. In the hearing, the Supreme Court has asked the ruling government at the Centre to give a response on social benefits that can be given to same-sex couples even without legal recognition of their marital status. The court asked Solicitor General …

Govt on same-sex marriage: ‘Seeking recognition of relationship not fundamental’
1 year, 7 months ago

Govt on same-sex marriage: ‘Seeking recognition of relationship not fundamental’

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has been hearing arguments in context with granting legal sanction to same-sex marriage. During the hearing, Solicitor General representing the Central Government stated that there is ‘ no fundamental right in seeking recognition of a relationship as a marriage’. “Right to love, right to cohabit, right to choose a partner, right to have a sexual …

Same-sex marriage hearing LIVE: SC seeks govt response on grant of social benefits by May 3
1 year, 7 months ago

Same-sex marriage hearing LIVE: SC seeks govt response on grant of social benefits by May 3

Live Mint  

The legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India is currently being discussed in a batch of petitions, presently being heard by a constitution bench of the Supreme Court on April 27. SC asks Centre to respond on possible social benefits by May 3 SC asks Centre to come back on May 3 with its response on the social benefits that …

Same-Sex Marriage: 'Give Me Some Logic', 'All Boys Club' — Queer Rights Lawyers, Activists React To BCI Resolution
1 year, 7 months ago

Same-Sex Marriage: 'Give Me Some Logic', 'All Boys Club' — Queer Rights Lawyers, Activists React To BCI Resolution

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Bar Council of India has moved a resolution claiming that "more than 99.9% of people of the country are opposed to 'the idea of same-sex marriage". “If the Bar Council of India believes that 99.9 per cent of India does not share the view of petitioners in the case of marriage equality and if the BCI believes …

The many benefits of marriage equality
1 year, 7 months ago

The many benefits of marriage equality

The Hindu  

Last week, the Supreme Court started hearing petitions from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer petitioners seeking same-sex marriage equality. Therefore, excluding LGBTQ+ persons from marriage excludes us from the full benefits of participating in family and community life. LGBTQ+ marriage takes nothing away from those “straight” couples who already enjoy marriage equality, yet it means everything to the lives …

Same-sex marriage: ‘There is nothing absolute…’: CJI Chandrachud
1 year, 8 months ago

Same-sex marriage: ‘There is nothing absolute…’: CJI Chandrachud

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India's hearing into petitions seeking to legalize same-sex marriage continued on third day on Thursday, April 20. 3:40 pm: CJI Chandrachud said, “Same-sex couples seek the same benefits of marriage.” To which, advocate Vishwanathan says that the LGBTQ parents are as qualified to have children as the heterosexual parents. The top court disapproved the central government's …

Same-sex an innate feature, can't call it elitist or urban: SC
1 year, 8 months ago

Same-sex an innate feature, can't call it elitist or urban: SC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Disapproving of the Union government’s stand that the demand for legal validation of same-sex marriage is an “urban elitist concept”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that an innate characteristic of a person cannot be called “elitist”, adding the government has failed in adducing any data to buttress its statement. But there is no data coming from the …

Why is India discussing same-sex marriage? 5 points
1 year, 8 months ago

Why is India discussing same-sex marriage? 5 points

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court's five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Wednesday continued hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages in India. Read here: 'If you go back to Indian texts…': Gay marriage petitioners to Supreme Court The petitions before the apex court include those seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under various Acts, like the …

Govt Does Not Have Data To Prove Gay Marriage Is Urban-Elitist Concept, Says Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Govt Does Not Have Data To Prove Gay Marriage Is Urban-Elitist Concept, Says Supreme Court

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed claims by the Central government that same-sex marriage and queer rights are "urban elitist concepts". The remarks were in response to the Central government’s submission that the petitions representing those seeking recognition of same-sex marriages are urban elitist views. The Constitution Bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, PS Narasimha, Hima Kohli, …

Same sex marriage: Govt cites ‘dignity, culture’ in opposing legalisation
1 year, 8 months ago

Same sex marriage: Govt cites ‘dignity, culture’ in opposing legalisation

Live Mint  

As, India patiently waits for a decision, the historic hearing for legalising same-sex marriage in India in the Supreme Court concluded it's second day. The Supreme Court on the second day of the hearing was urged by the Indian government to use it's ‘plenary powers, prestige and moral authority' in taking a decision on legalising same-sex marriage. Here are 10 …

'If you go back to Indian texts…': Gay marriage petitioners to Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

'If you go back to Indian texts…': Gay marriage petitioners to Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The second day of the Supreme Court hearing of pleas to legalise marriage for same-sex and alternative sexuality couples - which the government opposes - began Wednesday with a reference to the oft-repeated rant against LGBTQIA+ relationships - they are 'against the order of nature'. "If we are equal, we require an affirmative nod from the court - 'you are …

Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch
1 year, 8 months ago

Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch

Hindustan Times  

Like most things in India, it began at a wedding. “Runaway LBI women and trans persons often wish to marry each other and are seeking to secure some legal and social legitimacy for their relationship, particularly given the hostility, threat and violence that is inflicted on them not only by society at large but specifically from family members, opposed to …

Queer couple dreaming of a baraat in rural north India ask how marriage equality is an ‘urban elitist’ matter
1 year, 8 months ago

Queer couple dreaming of a baraat in rural north India ask how marriage equality is an ‘urban elitist’ matter

The Hindu  

Among the 20 petitioners seeking legalisation of same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court are a couple who say their lives are proof against the Centre’s stance that the petition reflects “urban elitist views”. “On various occasions, they would tell me that if I can’t bring a baraat to their doorsteps for their daughter, then I should stop wasting Bhawna’s time …

SC side-steps Centre’s push to leave same-sex marriage decision to Parliament
1 year, 8 months ago

SC side-steps Centre’s push to leave same-sex marriage decision to Parliament

The Hindu  

The court battle for legal recognition of same-sex marriage began on Tuesday with a brief but intense sparring session between the Supreme Court and the Centre, which saw Chief Justice of India D.Y. The remark from the Chief Justice, who is heading a five-judge Bench, came in response to preliminary objections from the government, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, …

Amid SC hearing, comedian Vir Das defends same-sex marriage: ‘Loving another human…’
1 year, 8 months ago

Amid SC hearing, comedian Vir Das defends same-sex marriage: ‘Loving another human…’

Hindustan Times  

As the Supreme Court Tuesday began hearing a batch of pleas on legalising same-sex marriage in India, comedian Vir Das defended the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and said, “loving another human being is the most normal thing in the world.” Comedian Vir Das. Das’ remarks came in response to a Twitter user, who claimed “psychology says homosexuality is not …

Does India want same-sex marriage? These Twitter reactions give an idea
1 year, 8 months ago

Does India want same-sex marriage? These Twitter reactions give an idea

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has commenced hearing arguments regarding the validity of same-sex marriage in India. Same-Sex Marriage LIVE update Author Devdutt Pattanaik, who came out as gay after the decriminalisation of homosexuality in India, tweeted an observation that Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is gay, launched an Apple store in India on the day when the Supreme Court was hearing …

List of countries where same-sex marriage is legal
1 year, 8 months ago

List of countries where same-sex marriage is legal

Hindustan Times  

A five-judge Supreme Court bench Tuesday, began hearing a batch of petitions regarding the legalisation of same-sex marriages in India. While the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government has been opposing the pleas, terming them as merely reflecting “urban elitist views”, the petitioners argued that the LGBTQIA+ community deserved wider constitutional entitlements based on the right to life and personal liberty, …

No govt data shows same-sex marriage is an urban-elitist concept, says CJI
1 year, 8 months ago

No govt data shows same-sex marriage is an urban-elitist concept, says CJI

Live Mint  

Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on the validation of same-sex marriage in India. 10 updates On the second day of the historic hearing for legalising same-sex marriage in India, the Supreme Court bench made significant remarks on the case. ‘Notion of man, woman not based on genitals,’ says SC on legal validation of same-sex marriage The Supreme Court of India …

Will India legalize same-sex marriage? Its top court hears arguments this week
1 year, 8 months ago

Will India legalize same-sex marriage? Its top court hears arguments this week

NPR  

Will India legalize same-sex marriage? Its top court hears arguments this week Enlarge this image toggle caption Tsering Topgyal/AP Tsering Topgyal/AP India's Supreme Court is hearing final arguments this week in a historic group of petitions to legalize same-sex marriage. Asia Four couples are petitioning India's Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage Four couples are petitioning India's Supreme Court to …

The various petitions around same sex marriage
1 year, 8 months ago

The various petitions around same sex marriage

The Hindu  

On April 18, a five-judge Supreme Court Bench, headed by the Chief Justice of India D.Y. The stand of the government TheUnion government has said that the idea of same sex marriage is merely an “urban elitist view”. It said the legal recognition of same sex marriage would “seriously affect” the interests of the residents of Madhya Pradesh. Religious bodies …

'Urban elitist' views: Centre opposes same-sex marriage in Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

'Urban elitist' views: Centre opposes same-sex marriage in Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Tuesday a plea filed by the Centre questioning the maintainability of the petitions seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage. Terming the petitions seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage as one which reflect an "urban elitist" view for the purpose of social acceptance, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that recognition …

Same-Sex Marriage Petitions Represent 'Urban Elitist Views', Popular Will Recognises Marriage As Exclusively Heterogenous : Centre To Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Same-Sex Marriage Petitions Represent 'Urban Elitist Views', Popular Will Recognises Marriage As Exclusively Heterogenous : Centre To Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Union of India, in a second counter affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, has again opposed the petitions which seek legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India. While contending that marriage is "an exclusively heterogenous institution", the counter affidavit states that those seeking marriage equality in India merely represent "urban elitist views for the purpose of social. While contending …

Same-sex marriage is a ‘mere urban elitist view’: Government to SC
1 year, 8 months ago

Same-sex marriage is a ‘mere urban elitist view’: Government to SC

The Hindu  

The Centre on April 17, 2023, told the Supreme Court that the demand for legal recognition of same-sex marriage is merely a voicing of “urban elitist views” for the purpose of social acceptance. The judges should leave the task to the Parliament, the people would decide whether such a “marriage of a different kind” is socially and religiously acceptable or …

Supreme Court to hear pleas on validation of same-sex marriages: What's the debate?
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court to hear pleas on validation of same-sex marriages: What's the debate?

Hindustan Times  

A five-judge Supreme Court bench will begin hearing a batch of petitions regarding the legalisation of same-sex marriages in India from Tuesday. The debate: Following the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC in 2018 by the Supreme Court, the act which criminalised consensual sex done “against the order of nature”, which it considered sexual acts between individuals of the …

Centre opposes gay marriages in Supreme Court, calls plea 'urban elitist' view
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre opposes gay marriages in Supreme Court, calls plea 'urban elitist' view

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday once again opposed pleas seeking the legal validation of same-sex marriages as the Supreme Court was hearing the matter saying it reflects the views of 'urban elitist'. "The competent legislature will have to take into account broader views and voice of all rural, semi-rural and urban population, views of religious denominations keeping in mind personal laws …

Same-sex marriage is a demand for dignity
1 year, 8 months ago

Same-sex marriage is a demand for dignity

Hindustan Times  

On September 6, 2018, when the Supreme Court read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and decriminalised the lives of countless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people, I was in the courtroom. In Puttaswamy vs Union of India, the apex court held that the sanctity of marriage, the liberty of procreation, the choice of family …

No scientific data to oppose same-sex marriage, says Indian Psychiatric Society
1 year, 8 months ago

No scientific data to oppose same-sex marriage, says Indian Psychiatric Society

The Hindu  

The Indian Psychiatric Society on Sunday issued a statement mentioning the positive impact of legalisation of same-sex marriage on the mental health of individuals on the LGBTQIA spectrum. The statement issued by the IPS is based on scientific research conducted in countries like the U.K., the U.S.A., the Netherlands, and Taiwan, where same-sex marriage and adoption by LGBTQIA couples has …

Ahead of SC hearing, Indian Psychiatric Society supports same-sex marriage
1 year, 8 months ago

Ahead of SC hearing, Indian Psychiatric Society supports same-sex marriage

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: “LGBTQIA spectrum individuals should be treated like all citizens of the country. Preventing any civil rights may lead to mental health issues,” read a statement released by the Indian Psychiatric Society on Sunday that extended its support for same-sex marriage, adoption and equal rights in India. We have backed it up with science, practical and pragmatic research.” In the …

Same-sex marriages: A matter for Parliament
1 year, 8 months ago

Same-sex marriages: A matter for Parliament

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, in Supriyo v. Union of India, has referred the matter relating to legalisation of same-sex marriages to a Constitution Bench. The core of the Centre’s argument is that same-sex marriage does not find any recognition within Indian traditions, ethos, culture and the societal conception of the institution of marriage. Like in the Navtej Johar and Joseph Shine …

Explained | What is India’s stand on same-sex marriage?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | What is India’s stand on same-sex marriage?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 13, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Courts, leaning on Article 21 that guarantees the right to life and liberty, have time and again ruled in favour of inter-faith and inter-caste marriages, directing the police and other rights organisations to give them protection when they were threatened by parents or …

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