On gay rights, BJP goes with RSS stance
New Delhi, October 17(Press Ki Taquat) The ruling BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court majority view that non-heterosexual couples cannot claim an unqualified right to marry. The ruling party claimed vindication of its stand articulated in the Centre’s arguments in the affidavit submitted to the SC in […]
It’s for Parliament to change law: Supreme Court refuses to allow same-sex marriage
New Delhi, October 17(Press Ki Taquat) Holding that there’s no fundamental right to marry, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow same-sex marriages in India even as it directed the Centre to set up a high-powered committee, headed by the Cabinet Secretary, to decide the rights and entitlements of persons in queer unions. A […]
Supreme Court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
New Delhi, October 17 (Press Ki Taquat) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow same-sex marriages in India even as it directed the government to set up a high-powered committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary to decide the rights and entitlements of persons in queer unions. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by the Chief […]
Big SC verdict on same sex marriage: CJI reads out important parts of his judgement
New Delhi, October 17 (Press Ki Taquat) Five-judge SC bench assembles to pronounce verdict on pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage. There are four judgment one each by CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice PS Narasimha. The CJI says, “Courts cannot make law but can interpret and […]