The Supreme Court will be hearing a plea regarding allowing same-sex marriages in India, while Centre has issued an affidavit advising against the same.
New Delhi: The Central government has opposed the petitions filed before the Supreme Court by gay couples seeking recognition of same sex marriage under law. In an affidavit filed before the top court on Sunday, the Central government said that living together as partners and having sexual relationship by same sex individuals is not comparable to the Indian family unit concept
The Central government said that living together as partners and having a sexual relationship with same-sex individuals is not comparable to the Indian family unit concept
The Supreme Court of India will begin hearing a collection of cases on Monday challenging the prohibition on same-sex marriage. If the court rules in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage, it will be a landmark moment for LGBTQ people in the country of 1.4 billion people.