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No marriage right to same-sex couple: Justice Bhat agrees with CJI in SMA,
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PV Narasimha have given two separate judgments whereby they have shown certain agreement and disagreement with CJI's order.
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"SC has upheld principle of parliamentary supremacy": Asaduddin Owaisi on
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"SC has upheld the principle of parliamentary supremacy. It is not up to the courts to decide who gets married under what law. My faith and my conscience say that marriage is only between a man and a woman. This is not a question of decriminalisation like in the case of 377, it is about t
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CPI MP expresses disappointment over SC verdict on same-sex marriages
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Tuesday expressed his disappointment over the Supreme Court judgement concerning same-sex marriages and said the court has pushed the ball in the government's court issue "which is unlikely to take up the rights of the
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"Govt may want to address operational issues...": Advocate Sai Deepak afte
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled in a 3:2 verdict against giving constitutional validity to same-sex marriages. The top court said it is for Parliament to formulate legislation on it.
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Alia Bhatt makes strong fashion statement at National Film Awards, wears h
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Who says one can't repeat their wedding day outfits? Actress Alia Bhatt on Tuesday won everyone's hearts with her sartorial choice at the 69th National Film Award as she marked her presence in the same saree that she wore during her wedding ceremony with Ranbir Kapoor.
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta welcomes SC verdict on same-sex marriage
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Mehta, who argued on behalf of the Centre said that the case was beyond the scope of the Supreme Court and fell within the domain of Parliament. He further said that apex court's judgement balances the interests of individuals with the interests of a civilised society.
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Same-sex union: Petitioners, activists unhappy with verdict but say there
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Even though the Supreme Court has refused to give marriage equality rights to the LGBTQIA+ community noting that conferring legal status to civil union can only be through a law enacted by Parliament, petitioners and rights activists, though disappointed, but were of the view that the ver
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Filmmaker Onir disappointed over Supreme Court's verdict on LGBTQIA+ marri
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Onir, whose directorial project, 'My Brother Nikhil', pioneered LGBT depiction on the silver screen expressed his disappointment over the apex court's verdict.
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"Rights of queer citizens must be protected...": Advocate Karuna Nundy aft
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"There were four separate judgements. The Chief Justice and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul together elucidated some very important sets of legal and jurisprudential principles. They said that there is no fundamental right to marriage but there are various aspects of the right to marriage locate
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SC refuses to recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions, says it's for P
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench unanimously said it cannot strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA) or read words differently to include non-heterosexual couples within its fold.
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Disappointed but will keep fighting, say activists after SC verdict on sam
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The activists and the people belonging to the LGBTIQA+ community were hoping for a decision in their favour.
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Same -sex union: SCBA welcomes decision, says legisation is Parliament's d
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court Bar Association has welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling on the same-sex marriage matter where the apex court has accepted the version of the central government and the right to legislation lies in the domain of Parliament.
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