Same Sex Marriage Supreme Court Verdict: In one of the most keenly awaited outcomes, a five-judge Supreme Court bench led by CJI D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday will pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions by members of the LGBTQIA+ community seeking right to marriage under Special Marriage Act, 1954, a plea that has faced stiff opposition from the Union and state governments. Stay with TOI for all updates
While the petitioners have argued that LGBTQIA+ couples deserve the legal privileges bestowed by marriage as a part of their constitutional rights, the Centre and religious leaders opposed the same on a series of fronts
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The CJI also recognised that all trans persons in heterosexual relationships have the right to marry under the existing laws. This comes as a big victory for the transgender community because until now this recognition was based on a Madras High Court judgement.