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Marriage Equality: The courts were not the right forum to approach
The marriage rights of sexual minorities involve a polycentric dispute that falls squarely within the legislative domain
3rd Nov 2023
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What were the directions issued by the Supreme Court in the Marriage Equality judgement?
The Court directed the Union and state governments to ensure that queer persons are protected from violence and discrimination
18th Oct 2023
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Queer Persons’ Right to Marry: Court in Review
Tracing the Supreme Court's decisions on queer persons' right to marriage and family.
28th Jun 2023
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Going Beyond Marriage: A Case for Relational Equality
Some of the petitions in the marriage equality case argue for more than the right to marry. They ask for the right to a chosen family.
10th May 2023
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Queer Marriage Under the Special Marriage Act: What’s at Stake?
Despite the SC’s move to restrict the case to the SMA, several concerns mar the road toward marriage equality for the LGBTQIA+ community.
9th May 2023
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Navtej Singh Johar v UOI; Akkai Padmashali v UOI
On September 6th 2018 a five-judge Bench unanimously struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, to the extent that it criminalised same-sex relations between consenting adults.
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Bench:Rohinton Nariman J, D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar J, Indu Malhotra J, Dipak Misra CJI