SC refuses to legalise same-sex marriages; Asks Centre to set-up high-powered committee to address concerns of same-sex couples

SC refuses to legalise same-sex marriages; Asks Centre to set-up high-powered committee to address concerns of same-sex couples

• The Supreme Court refused to tweak the Special Marriage Act to legalise same-sex marriage. The court also refused to strike down Section 4 of the law to allow a non-heterosexual couple to marry under the law.

• A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud agreed with the Centre’s view that tinkering with the law could have a cascading effect on other laws. The other members of the bench were justices S.K. Kaul, Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and P.S. Narasimha.

• The bench was unanimous in its ruling on not modifying or reading into the Act to allow same-sex marriages in the country.

• The court advised the central government to set-up a high-powered committee headed by the cabinet secretary to address the concerns of same-sex couples, including ration cards, pension, gratuity and succession.

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Published date : 18 Oct 2023 04:52PM