Meet The #Judges Sitting For The #SupremeCourt #SameSexMarriage #Hearing

The #petitioners seeking to move the #court for a broader interpretation of #marriage have challenged legislation governing it. The petitioners are challenging the #HinduMarriageAct, the #SpecialMarriageAct, the #ForeignMarriageAct, and the #CitizenshipAct for a more liberal reading of these #statutes to give same-sex marriages the same status #heterosexual #marriages enjoy in #India.

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Meet The Judges Sitting For The Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Hearing

A Supreme Court bench of five judges will be hearing a set of same-sex marriage petitions from April 18, 2023. The apex court will be hearing the petitions a day after the government opposed legalising same-sex marriage for the second time. The judging panel consists of Chief Justice of India…

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Love, Sex & ‘Chosen’ Family: Inside India’s Battle For The Right to Marry A Partner Of The Same Sex

As the Narendra Modi government defines marriage as ‘between biological man & biological woman’ & refers to the institution using phrases such as ‘age-old customs’, ‘societal values’, ‘holy union’ and ‘sanskar’, we talk to the people and examine the petitions before the Supreme Court, which must now decide on the ‘seminal’ issue of same-sex marriage.

#SameSexMarriage #LGBT #LGBTQIA #queer #law #SupremeCourt #DelhiHC #HinduMarriageAct #SpecialMarriageAct #ForeignMarriageAct #UnionGovt #homophobia #queerphobia #bigotry #india

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Love, Sex & ‘Chosen’ Family: Inside India’s Battle For The Right to Marry A Partner Of The Same Sex — Article 14

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