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Supreme Court Review 2023: On Marriage
The SC said marriage age and rights of sexual minorities was in parliament‘s domain. It used its wide powers under Art. 142 to grant divorce
30th Dec 2023
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2023 Supreme Court Review: 10 key judgements
2023 has been an action-packed year at the Supreme Court. We feature 10 significant judgments and their fallout
27th Dec 2023
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Supreme Court’s Monthly Review: October 2023
What happened at the Supreme Court in October 2023? We recap all the notable developments.
7th Nov 2023
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Marriage Equality Judgement: Overlooking fundamental rights
Justice Bhat’s refusal to uphold the directions to protect LGBTQIA+ persons seems inconsistent with his own understanding of Part III Rights
4th Nov 2023
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Monthly Review: October 2023
October saw the marriage equality judgement, revival of seven-judge benches, Justice Bhat’s retirement and more
3rd Nov 2023
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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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A Long Road to Nowhere: On the Many Disappointments of the Marriage Equality Case
The Court undertook a selective reading of its own jurisprudence while upholding the constitutionality of the Special Marriage Act
27th Oct 2023
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SCO Explains: A Chief Justice in the minority: Why does this matter?
15% of dissents by a Chief Justice in a Constitution Bench were in the last two years alone. What does this mean?
25th Oct 2023
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SCO Explains: The plea for marriage equality judgement
A five-judge bench rejected the plea for queer persons right to marry in India. What did the Court say?
23rd 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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The Uses and Abuses of Marital Privacy
How strong is the marital privacy argument to justify marital rape exception in a post-Puttaswamy era?
22nd May 2023
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Plea for Marriage Equality Day #10
The petitioners concluded their rejoinder arguments and the Bench reserved judgement.
11th May 2023
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Plea for Marriage Equality
Decided
Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. v Union of India
The five-judge bench upheld the validity of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and held that the right to marry is not a fundamental right for queer persons.
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, S.R. Bhat J, Hima Kohli J, P.S. Narasimha J
State of Gujarat v Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind Gujarat & Ors
Special Leave Petition challenging the Gujarat High Court's Interim Order that upholds conversion during interfaith unions between adults in the state.
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Last Updated: 20220323
Bench:Vikram Nath J, Krishna Murari J
Hadiya Marriage Case
Decided
Shafin Jahan v Ashokan K.M.
The Court assessed the allegation that Hadiya was deceived into marrying her husband Mr. Shafin Jahan and forcibly converted to Islam. The Court found that the allegation, which was made by her parents, was clearly false.
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar J, Arun Mishra J
Citizens for Justice and Peace v State of Uttar Pradesh
The Court will decide if the anti-conversion laws passed by multiple States including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are constitutionally valid.
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Last Updated: 20200511
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, P.S. Narasimha J, J.B. Pardiwala J