As SC rules against legalising same-sex marriages, filmmaker Onir says verdict reiterates that LGBTQIA+ community not leading same lives as the cisgender world
In his judgement, the CJI passed the directions that the union and state governments must ensure there is no discrimination against the queer community, , Marriage Equality Right, LGBTQIA+ Community, supreme court, supreme court judgment, Justice Chandrachud
Same-Sex Marriage: A five-member Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, emphasized that assuming only heterosexual married couples can be good parents is unfounded and discriminatory.
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said that the court cannot make the law but only interpret it and the Parliament will have to change the Special Marriage Act. | Tellychakkar.com
As the road towards marriage equality seems to haven taken a meandering detour with the apex court's verdict, lawyers who appeared for the petitioners expressed disappointment, but remained hopeful.