While the Central Government is vested with wide powers in matters of deportation, such powers must be exercised fairly and without any hint of arbitrariness, the Bombay High Court emphasised.
Emphasizing the importance of granting dignity and equality to the children of sex workers, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma has said that children born out of non-marital relationships "cannot not be called illegitima
The court held that the exclusion of men for getting compassionate jobs was based solely on gender discrimination and it also violated the provisions of Rajasthan State Electricity Board Ministerial Staff Regulations.
The absence of a Uniform Civil Code in India, the wide range of personal laws, along with the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution which protects special rights of indigenous groups, are the biggest impediments to recognition of same sex marriage
The doctrine of animus was used to legalise same-sex marriage in the US. It refers to a subjective dislike or animosity in the actions of a government which leads to constitutional discrimination against certain groups.