The Delhi High Court has ruled that the right to adopt cannot be raised to the status of a fundamental right within Article 21 of the Constitution of India, nor can it be raised to a level granting.
The court s decision came on a batch of petitions by several PAPs with two biological children who applied for adoption of a third child as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
Chief Justice Chandrachud, who was heading the bench pronouncing its verdict on 21 pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages, said the court can't make law but only interpret it and it is for Parliament to change the Special Marriage Act. At the outset, Justice Chandrachud said there are four judgments by himself, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat and P S Narasimha in the matter. Justice Hima Kohli is also a part of the five-judge bench., India News, Times Now
The majority opinion was delivered by Justices S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha, with Justice Narasimha delivering a separate concurring opinion.
India News: "The Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage is worth welcoming. Our democratic parliamentary system can seriously discuss all issues related to