Tag: Same-sex marriage

Right to Marry is not a fundamental right – India’s Supreme Court in the Marriage Equality Case

In what has been perceived as a widely disappointing judgement, this judgement has evoked mixed responses; this analysis, a first in a series examines the contradictions inherent in this verdict and how this judgement of five judges in fact lays down disturbing precedents contradicting earlier verdicts of the court

Same-sex marriage an assertion of love, marriage & inclusivity

This piece aims to explicate for the reader the juridical and political position of the institution of marriage. It further locates within these legal and political trends the case for same-sex marriage. The write-up dwells on the various instances where the State has intervened in the institution of marriage and how these interventions, accompanied by the laws and jurisprudence, lay the foundation for the current 18 petitions in the Supreme Court. This short article will also go on to explicate the understanding of same-sex marriage following the expansion of the Special Marriage Act of 1954.

Decoding Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples

Stigma and exclusion associated with identifying as LGBTQIA+ must be tackled legally and socially.

Equal marriage rights: A deep dive into the resistance, showcasing those resisting non-discrimination

The strident opposition by the union govt, BCI, and “retired judges” suggest prejudice, with the goal being preservation of the heteronormative hegemony in Indian society

Leonardo Da Vinci of Institutions in India: Bar Council of India as Census Registrar

A Representative of Current Parents, Representative of Future Generations, Historian and finally, a common men’s mouthpiece – A Satire

Transgender Woman is a “Bride” under Hindu Marriage Act: 2019 Judgement, Madras HC

As marriage equality hearings in the Supreme Court of India reveal a sharp rightward and patriarchial shift in the Indian state, during ongoing debates on the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, a Madras HC judgement from 2019 assumes significance. The reason is that the court in this case read the word ‘bride’ in the Hindu marriage Act, 1955 to include a transgender woman

Right to Same Sex Marriages is not a right that can be claimed: Union to SC

The obdurate rejection of this right by the union of India throttles the very concept of constitutional morality in evolving jurisprudence

Same sex marriage is not an elitist concern: Akkai Padmashali

She wrote a letter to MP Sushil Modi after he opposed same sex marriages in his Parliament speech

Demand for live streaming of same sex marriage case just an attempt to create unnecessary hype: Centre

HC refuses to accept the affidavit, applicant points to ‘objectionable comments’

Same-sex marriage: Delhi HC asks Central Government to respond to the plea for live-streaming of proceedings

Multiple petitions filed about different aspects of the recognition of wider rights of the LGBTQIA community

Trying to break preconceived notions about same sex relationships: Madras HC

The court was hearing a protection plea filed by a lesbian couple and referred them and the families to a counsellor, specialising in LGBTQI+ individuals

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