The government has no data to show that this is an urban elitist concept or something, observed the five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud while considering the petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Centre apprised the SC that the Union of India, has issued a letter dated April 18 2023 to all States inviting comments and views on the seminal issue raised in the present batch of petitions.
A petitioner on Tuesday argued before the Supreme Court that LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) community should not be stigmatised but assimilated with society by allowing marriage equality.
Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti has moved an Intervention Application in the Supreme Court and said that the concept of same-sex marriage is alien to our society and it is liable to be rejected in toto.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has moved an intervening application in the Supreme Court on the various petitions relating to marriage equality and said that allowing the adoption to same-sex couples is akin to endangering children and could impact kid underst
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list tomorrow's Centre fresh application which raised the question of maintainability on various petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Bobby Darling, in her intervening application, has urged the top court to give permission to intervene in the matter and to support the cause of same-sex marriage because such matter relates to the free will of the person which is duly recognised by the various judgements of the top court.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha will hear the various petitions from April 18.
Telangana Markazi Shia Ulema Council has moved an intervening application in the Supreme Court in various petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages.
DCPCR, in the application, submitted that from a psychological point of view, multiple
studies on same-sex parenting have demonstrated that same-sex couples can be good parents, or not, in the same manner, that heterosexual parents can be good parents or not.
Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has moved an intervening application in Supreme Court in the matter pertaining to legal recognition of same-sex marriage saying that marriage of opposite genders is central to the legal regime.