The review petition has been moved by one of the 21 petitioners who had approached the top court seeking legal recognition to the same sex marriage as a step further to September 6, 2018, top court judgment decriminalising the gay sex.
It stated that the right to marry is not a fundamental right and it cannot read differently the words in the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA) as it would amount to judicial legislation.
The Supreme Court will Tuesday pronounce its much anticipated verdict on whether same-sex marriages should get legal validation in India.…
Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have opposed the legal recognition of same-sex marriages in the country whereas Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur and Sikkim had sought more time to give their opinion on same-sex marriage issue.
The lawyers' association stressed that a matter having far reaching impact on our socio-cultural and religious beliefs should necessarily come through legislative process only.
The top court observed that more people living in urban areas are coming out of the closet as regards their sexual identity.
The petitioners have invoked their fundamental rights seeking legal recognition of same sex marriage.
Hundreds of gay rights supporters had gathered despite heavy rain near Taipei's parliament as a mammoth legislative debate got underway over an issue that has bitterly divided the island.
The referendum results came despite a high court ruling in March 2017 in favour of such unions.
Australians have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic non-binding poll. The vote showed 61.6 per cent…
