New Delhi, Nov 24: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and Attorney General R Venkataramani on two pleas by gay couples seeking a direction that their marriage be recognised under the special marriage law. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli heard the brief submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi before issuing the notices on the pleas. “Issue notice returnable in four weeks. Liberty to serve the central agency. Notice be […]
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the central government to separate pleas by two gay couples seeking enforcement of their right to marry and a direction to the authorities to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act.
New Delhi, Nov. 25 (PTI): Over four years after decriminalising consensual gay sex between adults, the Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the central government to separate pleas by two gay couples seeking enforcement of their right to marry and a direction to the authorities to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who was also part of the Constitution bench which in 2018 decriminalised consensual gay sex, issued notice to the Centre besides seeking the assistance of Attorney General for India R Venkataramani in dealing with the pleas. “Issue notice returnable in four weeks. Liberty to serve the central agency. Notice be also issued to the Attorney General for India as well,” the bench, which also comprised Justice Hima Kohli, said. The top court’s five-judge Constitution bench, in a path-breaking unanimous judgement delivered on September 6, 2018, held consensual sex among adult homosexuals
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli heard the matter before seeking the response of the Central government and its top law officer.