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'Complex area wasn't confined to...': In US, CJI DY Chandrachud explains queer verdict
1 year, 2 months ago

'Complex area wasn't confined to...': In US, CJI DY Chandrachud explains queer verdict

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, responding to questions on the recent Supreme Court judgment on queer couples, said he believes that “sometimes it’s a vote of conscience”. CJI Justice DY Chandrachud CJI Chandrachud was speaking at the 3rd Comparative Constitutional Law discussion on the topic 'Perspectives from the Supreme Courts of India and the United States', in Washington DC. …

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Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriages | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriages | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The legal road to marriage rights — six months, five years and even longer in the making — has reached a divisive pit stop. However, the majority opinion said the government is not “obligated to recognise the bouquet of rights flowing from such a Union.” Justice Bhat added in his opinions that, “If we throw caution …

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Invoking the spectre of judicial legislation
1 year, 2 months ago

Invoking the spectre of judicial legislation

Hindustan Times  

In the last two days, the Supreme Court has passed two significant judgments that will have ramifications for years to come. On Tuesday, by a 3-2 majority, the SC virtually rejected all the prayers in a batch of petitions seeking, among other reliefs, marriage equality and a bouquet of rights for the LGBTQ+ community. Thus, they said, “All queer persons …

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'No right for queer couples to jointly adopt’: SC in same-sex marriage verdict
1 year, 2 months ago

'No right for queer couples to jointly adopt’: SC in same-sex marriage verdict

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while announcing his verdict on a clutch of petitions demanding legal status to same-sex marriages, today struck down the Central Adoption Resource Authority's regulation that restricted queer and unmarried couples from adopting children. The CJI said the law didn't preclude unmarried couples from adopting, and that the Union of India hadn't proven restricting unmarried …

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Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele Does Right by the Queer Community it Tries to Represent
3 years, 7 months ago

Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele Does Right by the Queer Community it Tries to Represent

News 18  

Boy meets girl, they go on a road trip and fall in love. However, Harish Vyas’ Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele has a very different twist with it. However, Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele is not just a ‘Queer Pain’ film. You may ask, Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele features all of that, so why is it …

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