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Same-sex couple moves SC challenging Kerala HC order directing counselling
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A same-sex couple has moved to Supreme Court challenging the Kerala High Court order directing one of them to attend counselling sessions with a psychiatrist. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the plea on Monday.
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SC transfers to itself various petitions seeking legal recognition for sam
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself various petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage from various High Courts including Delhi, Kerala and Gujarat.
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Doubt whether India is ready to take the plunge: Activist on legalising sa
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Social activist Rahul Eswar on Tuesday expressed his concern in response to BJP MP Sushil Modi's stand on legalising same-sex marriage in the country.
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Indian society is "not ready" to accept same-sex marriage: Sushil Modi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"Same-sex marriage will not be appropriate for India's culture and tradition. But some leftist & liberal activists went to Supreme Court (SC) and asked to legalize same-sex marriage. It will not be appropriate if two judges sit in SC and make a decision about it," said Sushil Modi outsid
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Same-sex marriage will cause havoc: Sushil Modi objects to legalising gay
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In India, same-sex marriage is neither recognised nor accepted in any personal law like Muslim Personal Law or any codified statutory laws," Sushil Modi said in Rajya Sabha.
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'Reservations will help transgenders avail better opportunities': India's
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Joyita Mondal, India's first transgender judge, on Friday urged the government to provide more facilities and reservations for the social upliftment of the transgender community.
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Petition in SC seeking equality of marriage under Special Marriage Act
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A lawyer on Friday mentioned a plea seeking equality of marriage under the Special Marriage Act before the Supreme Court of India.
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US President Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The new US law enshrines federal protections for same-sex couples, requiring that the federal government and all states recognize marriages if the couple was married in a state where the union was legal, The Hill reported.
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President Joe Biden welcomes US House's passage of Respect for Marriage Ac
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, Biden said, "Today, Congress took a critical step to ensure that Americans have the right to marry the person they love."
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US House passes bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage, it now
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The House vote was 258 to 169 with 39 Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the legislation.
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Delhi HC defers hearing on batch of petitions for legal recognition of sam
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday was informed by the counsel of petitioners that the Supreme Court has recently agreed to examine the pleas for legal recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act and also issued a notice to the Centre on the petition.
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US Senate passes bill granting protections to same-sex, interracial marria
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The bill requires the US federal government to recognize a marriage between two individuals if the marriage was valid in the state where it was performed . According to US media, it also guarantees recognition of marriages between states through the full faith and credit clause of the US
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