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The five-judge Supreme Court bench assembled on Monday to pronounce verdict on pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage.

Same-Sex Marriage Verdict: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud issued a slew of directions to the Centre and states to ensure the queer community was not ...

The Supreme Court were unanimous that it is beyond their remit to issue a positive direction to the legislature to accord legal recognition to same-sex ...

The Supreme Court on 17.10.2023 refused to grant legal recognition for queer marriages in India. However, all the judges on the bench agreed to direct the ...

The apex court had reserved its judgment on 11 May on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage. The five-judge Constitution bench that ...

The Supreme Court today refused to grant legal recognition for queer marriages in India. The Constitution bench has pronounced four judgements– written by ...

India's Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex unmarried couples may now jointly adopt a child, abolishing previous discriminatory restrictions.

The Supreme Court has issued directives to the government and police to prevent discrimination against the queer community.

five-judge bench unanimously ruled that recognition of same-sex marriages should be left to Parliament, but ordered the government to form a committee to ...

Supreme Court verdict on legalising same-sex marriage falls short of majority vote. Apex Court recognises equal rights for queer people and calls for ...

A Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, also directed that LGBTQIA+ individuals were not discriminated against in accessing ...

In a landmark 3:2 judgment, the Indian Supreme Court decided not to legalise same-sex marriage and asked the union government to form a committee to examine ...

India News: The Supreme Court of India has refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act, stating that it is the ...

For India's LGBTQ+ community, food moves beyond sustenance to claim its stake in queer history. It records vulnerability, experiences of being othered.

The Supreme Court verdict is overwhelmingly negative for the rights of queer people, says Anjali Gopalan from Naz Foundation.

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud in his minority opinion on Tuesday noted Mehta's assurance that the Central Government will constitute a committee ...

In November 2022, two same-sex couples moved the Supreme Court, arguing that their inability to marry under Indian family law amounted to a violation of ...

Justice S Ravindra Bhat on Tuesday said the Supreme Court was "alive" to the feeling of being left out experienced by the queer community but addressing ...

While many believe that the verdict served little purpose in moving the needle, others say a discussion on the issue in the Supreme Court means progress.

By a majority of 3:2, a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, ...

Sarathi Trust, an NGO working for the queer community in Nagpur, expressed disappointment, especially with the Chief Justice of India's judgement. “Chief Justice DY Chandrachud wrote one of the four sepearate judgments on what was expected to be the ...

The Chief Justice directed the Centre and state governments to ensure that the queer community is not discriminated against because of their gender identity or ...

Members of the queer community in Dehradun are disappointed with the Supreme Court's refusal to recognize same-sex marriages. They feel that the decis.

Lucknow: Hours after a five-judge bench of Supreme Court refused to legalize same-sex marriage on Saturday, members of Awadh Queer Pride came together.

This was never a case to be debated in the courtroom, but one which required a robust, detailed understanding of the law reform required to provide queer ...

The Chief Justice of India, while denying the right of "marriage" to LGBTQIA+ persons, has acknowledged the various forms of discrimination faced by the ...

Justices S. Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and P.S. Narasimha differed from Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice S.K. Kaul on moulding relief to ...

By Our Reporter. SHILLONG, Oct 17: The Supreme Court (SC), led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, unanimously recognised that being queer is a natural ...