The Central government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have opposed the legal recognition of same-sex marriages in the country.
Foreign judgments relating to same-sex marriages are delivered in the context of the socio-cultural environment of the relevant country, and in specific factual contexts. Therefore, they cannot influence the decision-making process in India, Sibal submitted before a Constitution Bench hearin
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, heading a Constitution Bench dealing with a petition seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage, on Tuesday remarked that the top court is working on making the transcript of live streaming proceedings available in regional languages.
The church in its statement said that it supports the Central Government's stand that based on Indian culture, marriage happens between two opposite genders and family means a biological man, woman and their children.
The Centre on Wednesday apprised the Supreme Court that they will constitute a committee headed by the Union Cabinet Secretary to look into the issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.
Attorney General of India R Venkataramani on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Special Marriage Act deals with inter-faith, inter-caste heterosexual marriages.
The five-judge Constitution Bench comprising of the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha is dealing with a batch of petitions pertaining to 'marriage equality rights for LGBTQIA+ community.
According to a statement, the SCBA Executive Committee said it feels highly inappropriate for the BCI to issue a Press Statement dated April 23, 2023, opposing a hearing of the matter before the Supreme Court.
Over 30 LGBTQIA+ collectives with 600+ students from law schools all over India have criticised the regressive statement issued by the Bar Council of India (BCI) against the marriage equality hearing in the Supreme Court.
The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that giving legal recognition to LGBTQIA+ marriage would have ramifications on several other statutes and urged the court to leave it over to parliament to debate and decide.
The Supreme Court Constitution Bench on Tuesday conducted hearing in hybrid mode to hear various petitions seeking marriage equality as two judges in the bench joined the proceedings virtually.