Same-sex marriage: SC hints it may refer challenge to notice provision under Spl Marriage Act to 2-judge bench

New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages, on Thursday indicated it might refer for adjudication by a two-judge bench the challenge to the 30-day prior notice provision in the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The Special Marriage Act, 1954 […]

Marriage Equality: The Answer May Lie in Section 15 of the Special Marriage Act

All laws dealing with solemnisation and consequent registration are gender specific and do not provide any scope for non-male+female marriage and registration. But Section 15 is a unique provision.

Explained | How has the Supreme Court interpreted ‘sex’ and ‘gender identity’ in the past?  

How have Supreme Court judgments defined ‘sex’ and ‘gender identity’ in the past ? What definitions do international covenants attribute to these terms?

'Govt Has an Obligation...' What SC Said on Day 6 of Marriage Equality Hearing

The five-judge Supreme Court bench – headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud – continued hearing the marriage equality petitions on 27 April, during which Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued on the provisions of the Special Marriage Act.

Same-sex marriage: Meet Zainab Patel, the trans woman whose story moved the Supreme Court

In the ongoing same-sex marriage hearings, Zainab Patel’s story challenges the government’s stance that queerness is only limited to urban elitist spaces.

On Same-Sex Marriage, Centre's Incest Query, Snub From Court

A green signal to same sex marriage in India may give people license challenge the bar on other socially unaccepted relationships including incest, the Centre argued today in the Supreme Court.

‘Will be far-fetched’, SC on Centre’s contention on challenge to provisions prohibiting incest