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Right to choose life partner lies at the root of Article 21 of Constitution: CJI in same-sex marriage verdict

Right to choose life partner lies at the root of Article 21 of Constitution: CJI in same-sex marriage verdict New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Delivering the verdict on pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday said that queerness is not an urban or elite concept and the right to choose...
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'May not be correct course of action': Centre on SC's hint at declaration on same-sex marriage

'May not be correct course of action': Centre on SC's hint at declaration on same-sex marriage New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the court's hinting on Tuesday at a possibility of declaration being made something less than marriage but something more than the present status may not be...
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Whether anyone has a fundamental right to marry? SC queries while hearing pleas for same-sex marriages

Whether anyone has a fundamental right to marry? SC queries while hearing pleas for same-sex marriages New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) While hearing a bath of pleas for same-sex marriages, Supreme Court on Tuesday queried whether anyone has a fundamental right to marry, or is there no fundamental right to marry at all and stressed that...
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Centre says 'not marriage, but could grant certain legal rights to gay couples'; 'step forward', says SC

Centre says 'not marriage, but could grant certain legal rights to gay couples'; 'step forward', says SC New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Centre's proposal to set up a committee to examine whether certain legal rights could be granted to same-sex couples without legal sanction of their relationship as a "marriage" is...
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'Govt is positive', Centre to SC on social benefits for same-sex couples

'Govt is positive', Centre to SC on social benefits for same-sex couples New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to set up a committee to be headed by the cabinet secretary to examine the administrative steps it can take to address some...
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'By decriminalising homosexuality, one can contemplate same-sex people would be in stable marriage', SC

'By decriminalising homosexuality, one can contemplate same-sex people would be in stable marriage', SC New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that looking at India, constitutionally and socially, "we have already reached the intermediate stage that by decriminalising homosexuality, one can contemplate that people who belong to the same sex...
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'No absolute concept of man or woman, can't be about genitals', SC during same-sex marriage hearing

'No absolute concept of man or woman, can't be about genitals', SC during same-sex marriage hearing New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) While hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal sanction to same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that there is no absolute concept of a man or a woman and it cannot be...
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