Gay marriage in delhi
India: LGBTQ activists slam same-sex marriage verdict
India's Supreme Court unanimously declined to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday, passing the responsibility back to Parliament.
"The court cannot grant LGBTQ+ people the right to marry, as that is a legislative exercise," it said.
The long-awaited judgment was a letdown for members and supporters of India's LGBTQ community, many of whom had gathered outside the court for the choice. Within hours, their dream had soured.
"It was a elongated shot and was always going to be tough for the court to get into this domain," activist Uday Raj Anand told DW. "But now we must operate harder and spot that the government-appointed committee looks into granting LGBTQ+ people more rights."
Anand and his partner, Parth Mehrotra, are among the gay couples who petitioned the court to notice same-sex marriages.
While Tuesday's decision was a disappointment, the Recent Delhi court did accept an offer from the government to set up a special panel to explore granting social and legal benefits to same-sex couples.
Case Description
On November 14th, , two same-sex couples filed writ petitions in the Supreme Court seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages in India. The petitions were centred around the constitutionality of the Distinct Marriage Act, (the Act). The first petition was filed by Supriyo Chakraborty and Abhay Dang. The second petition was by Parth Phiroze Merhotra and Uday Raj Anand.
The petitioners argue that Section 4(c) of the Act recognises marriage only between a ‘male’ and a ‘female’. This discriminates against gay couples by denying them matrimonial benefits such as adoption, surrogacy, employment and retirement benefits. The petitioners asked the Court to declare Section 4(c) of the Act unconstitutional. The plea has been tagged with a number of other petitions challenging other personal laws on similar grounds. The challenged enactments include the Hindu Marriage Act, and the Foreign Marriage Act,
The petitioners argue that the non-recognition of same-sex marriage violates the rights to equality, freedom of expression and dignity. They relied on NALSA vs U India’s LGBTQ community battles same-sex marriage ‘heartbreak’ from court
New Delhi, India – In the summer of , three bodies were recovered from the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, a sprawling city in western India’s Gujarat state.
Two women – Asha Thakor, 30, and Bhavna Thakor, 28 – had died by suicide along with Asha’s three-year-old daughter. Before the two women jumped into the water, they left a word written in red lipstick on a wall along the riverfront.
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end of list“We are leaving the world which will never allow us to be one,” the inscription said in Gujarati language.
Both the women were married to men and had children. A police investigation later found they had met at a company where both of them worked. Their friendship soon turne
On Wednesday, a Delhi lgbtq+ couple exchanged rings in front of the Supreme Court, making a influential statement on LGBTQ rights. This incident came just a day after the Supreme Court declined to legalize same-sex marriages but affirmed the importance of recognizing and protecting LGBTQ relationships.
The heartwarming photo of their engagement has taken the internet by storm, garnering widespread congratulations and support for the couple
Utkarsh Saxena, a lawyer, and Ananya Kotia, a PhD student at the London School of Economics, exchanged rings in front of the Supreme Court building in Delhi, vowing to continue their fight for their rights.
“So this week wasn’t about a legal loss, but our engagement. We’ll repay to fight another day,” Kotia shared on X.
Kotia expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court verdict, but said that they returned to the court to celebrate their engagement.
Saxena and Kotia met in while they were studying at Hansraj College in Delhi. They hid their relationship for almost six years before coming out. The couple
Case Description
On November 14th, , two same-sex couples filed writ petitions in the Supreme Court seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages in India. The petitions were centred around the constitutionality of the Distinct Marriage Act, (the Act). The first petition was filed by Supriyo Chakraborty and Abhay Dang. The second petition was by Parth Phiroze Merhotra and Uday Raj Anand.
The petitioners argue that Section 4(c) of the Act recognises marriage only between a ‘male’ and a ‘female’. This discriminates against gay couples by denying them matrimonial benefits such as adoption, surrogacy, employment and retirement benefits. The petitioners asked the Court to declare Section 4(c) of the Act unconstitutional. The plea has been tagged with a number of other petitions challenging other personal laws on similar grounds. The challenged enactments include the Hindu Marriage Act, and the Foreign Marriage Act,
The petitioners argue that the non-recognition of same-sex marriage violates the rights to equality, freedom of expression and dignity. They relied on NALSA vs U New Delhi, India – In the summer of , three bodies were recovered from the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, a sprawling city in western India’s Gujarat state. Two women – Asha Thakor, 30, and Bhavna Thakor, 28 – had died by suicide along with Asha’s three-year-old daughter. Before the two women jumped into the water, they left a word written in red lipstick on a wall along the riverfront. “We are leaving the world which will never allow us to be one,” the inscription said in Gujarati language. Both the women were married to men and had children. A police investigation later found they had met at a company where both of them worked. Their friendship soon turne On Wednesday, a Delhi lgbtq+ couple exchanged rings in front of the Supreme Court, making a influential statement on LGBTQ rights. This incident came just a day after the Supreme Court declined to legalize same-sex marriages but affirmed the importance of recognizing and protecting LGBTQ relationships. The heartwarming photo of their engagement has taken the internet by storm, garnering widespread congratulations and support for the couple Utkarsh Saxena, a lawyer, and Ananya Kotia, a PhD student at the London School of Economics, exchanged rings in front of the Supreme Court building in Delhi, vowing to continue their fight for their rights. “So this week wasn’t about a legal loss, but our engagement. We’ll repay to fight another day,” Kotia shared on X. Kotia expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court verdict, but said that they returned to the court to celebrate their engagement. Saxena and Kotia met in while they were studying at Hansraj College in Delhi. They hid their relationship for almost six years before coming out. The couple India’s LGBTQ community battles same-sex marriage ‘heartbreak’ from court
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