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marriage rights

Analysis

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

M. Jannani

3rd Nov 2023

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Analysis

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

Advay Vora

18th Oct 2023

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Analysis

Queer Persons’ Right to Marry: Court in Review

Tracing the Supreme Court's decisions on queer persons' right to marriage and family.

SCO Team

28th Jun 2023

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Same Sex Marriage Equality

Analysis

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.

Diksha Sanyal

10th May 2023

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Analysis

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.

Joyston D'Souza

9th May 2023

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cases

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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