Demand To Give Legal Recognition To Same-Sex Marriages, SC Issues Notice To Center And Attorney General, Seeks Response

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Center and Attorney General R Venkataramani today i.e. Friday on two petitions by same-sex couples. Let me tell you, in their petition, two same-sex couples have appealed to recognize their marriage under the Special Marriage Act. A bench of Supreme Court Chief Justice Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli considered the representation filed by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi before issuing the notice.

Two same-sex couples had appealed: The bench has sought reply on the notice in four weeks. At the same time, the Central Government and the Attorney General of India have also been directed to issue notices. Significantly, in their appeal, two same-sex couples have sought a direction to recognize their marriage under the Special Marriage Act. One petition has been filed by Hyderabad-based gay couple Supriyo Chakraborty and Abhay Dang, while the second petition has been filed by gay couple Partha Firoz Mehrotra and Uday Raj.

Denial of recognition violates the Article of the Constitution: Significantly, in their petition, both the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Queer) community members were requested to be directed to give them the right to marry a person of their choice. It has been said in the petition that not recognizing same-sex marriage is a violation of the constitution And Right to equality and right to life is a violation of.

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court in 2018 Unanimously section of the Indian Penal Code 90 under 90 years old colonial That part of the law was decriminalized under which “consensual unnatural sex was considered an offence”.

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Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 4: 56 PM IST