{"id":2070491,"date":"2023-10-17T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indias-top-court-shoots-down-legalizing-same-sex-marriage-saying-it-is-up-to-parliament\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:36:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:36:01","slug":"indias-top-court-shoots-down-legalizing-same-sex-marriage-saying-it-is-up-to-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indias-top-court-shoots-down-legalizing-same-sex-marriage-saying-it-is-up-to-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s highest court rejects same-sex marriage legalization, deferring decision to Parliament."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findias-top-court-shoots-down-legalizing-same-sex-marriage-saying-it-is-up-to-parliament%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070491&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Indian members \u2064and supporters\u200d of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender \u2063(LGBT) community celebrate the Supreme Court decision to strike \u2062down \u200ca\u2064 colonial-era ban on gay\u2062 sex, in Bangalore on September \u20646, 2018.   (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>12:17 PM \u2013 Tuesday, October 17, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>India\u2019s top court has declined to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages,\u2062 stating that it falls\u200c outside their jurisdiction\u2063 and should be decided by \u200bthe parliament.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s five-judge bench was divided on\u200c the matter, resulting in four separate judgments.\u2063 While two judges supported same-sex marriage, the majority ruled against it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Rohin Bhatt, one of\u2063 the lawyers in the case, expressed disappointment, saying: \u201cToday the court has reaffirmed that queer citizens \u2064will be relegated to an unsympathetic legislature and an apathetic executive. We are second-class citizens, no matter how many judicial platitudes\u200c say otherwise. We will rise in rage and protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, the bench heard 20 petitions throughout the year seeking to\u2062 legalize same-sex marriage in India.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018,\u2063 the Supreme Court overturned \u2062a law that criminalized homosexuality\u2063 in India, which included a punishment \u200cof up to 10 years in \u200dprison.<\/p>\n<p>However, Chief\u200c Justice\u200c DY Chandrachud emphasized that LGBTQ+ individuals should \u2064have the right to choose their \u200bpartners without facing\u200d discrimination.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cChoosing a life \u200bpartner is an integral part of choosing one\u2019s course of life. Some may regard this as the most important decision of their life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cQueerness is \u200dnot limited to urban elites. Homosexuality or queerness is not an urban\u200b concept or restricted to the upper classes of society,\u201d Chandrachud added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Justice\u200d Kaul, who was also on the \u2064bench, echoed Chandrachud&#8217;s sentiments, stating that &#8220;non-heterosexual \u200cand heterosexual unions must be seen as both sides of the same coin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, conservative groups in India have been opposed\u200c to same-sex unions.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders from various religious organizations in the country have argued\u200d that marriage should be solely for procreation, not recreation.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indias-top-court-shoots-down-legalizing-same-sex-marriage-saying-it-is-up-to-parliament\/\" title=\"India's highest court rejects same-sex marriage legalization, deferring decision to Parliament.\">receive breaking \u2063news\u200b blasts\u200d directly<\/a> to your inbox for free: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The American people express their concern for Palestinian civilians in Gaza while maintaining \u2064their support for Israel and their fight \u200bagainst Islamic terrorism. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tensions are\u200b escalating in the negotiations between\u2062 the Ford Motor Company and the United \u2064Auto Workers Union.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Bruce LeVell<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Colin Schmitt<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LinkedIn announced on Monday that it\u2064 would lay off 668 employees across its engineering, talent, and\u200d finance teams in the second round of job\u200c cuts this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix&#8217;s crackdown on \u200bpassword-sharing likely resulted \u200bin a boost of approximately 6 million subscribers and is expected to pave the way for price increases.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google stated on Thursday that it will defend users of generative\u200d artificial intelligence systems \u2062in its \u2063Google Cloud and Workspace platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China has released proposed security requirements for companies offering services powered \u200cby generative artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200d did the LGBTQ+ community and activists in India\u2064 react to the \u2063Supreme Court&#8217;s decision?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  India\u2019s Supreme Court Rejects Legal \u200dRecognition of Same-Sex Marriages<\/p>\n<p>In a recent decision,\u200d India&#8217;s top\u200c court has declined to grant legal recognition to \u2062same-sex marriages, stating that it falls outside their jurisdiction and\u200c should instead be decided by the parliament.\u200b The Supreme Court&#8217;s five-judge bench was divided on the matter, \u200cresulting in four separate judgments. While two judges \u200dsupported same-sex marriage, \u200cthe majority ruled against it.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2062decision\u200c has disappointed many activists and members of \u2063the LGBTQ+ community in India. \u2064Rohin Bhatt, one of\u200d the lawyers in the case, expressed his disappointment, saying, &#8220;Today the court has reaffirmed that queer citizens will be relegated to an unsympathetic legislature and an apathetic executive. We\u2062 are second-class citizens, no matter how many judicial \u2062platitudes say\u200d otherwise.\u2064 We \u200bwill rise\u200c in\u2062 rage \u200dand protest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the year, \u2064the \u2064bench heard 20 petitions seeking\u200d to legalize same-sex marriage in India. This issue has gained significant\u200c attention \u200csince\u2063 2018 when \u200cthe Supreme \u2064Court overturned a law that criminalized homosexuality\u200b in the country. The\u2062 previous\u200d law included \u2063a\u200d punishment of up to\u200d 10 years \u2063in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice DY Chandrachud emphasized that LGBTQ+ individuals should\u2064 have the\u200b right to choose their partners \u200dwithout\u2062 facing discrimination. He stated, &#8220;Choosing a\u2062 life partner \u2064is an integral part of choosing one&#8217;s course of life. Some may regard this as the most\u2062 important decision of their life.&#8221; He further highlighted that\u200c queerness is not limited to urban elites and is not an urban concept or restricted to\u200d upper-class society.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Kaul, \u2062another member of the bench, \u2062echoed Chandrachud&#8217;s sentiments, stating that &#8220;non-heterosexual and \u2064heterosexual unions must be seen \u200das both\u2063 sides of\u200b the same coin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, conservative groups in India have been opposed to same-sex unions. \u2063This\u200b decision maintains the current status\u200b quo, where same-sex marriages remain unrecognized\u200d in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of same-sex marriage continues to be a \u200bdivisive topic\u200c globally, with countries having different laws and levels of acceptance. While progress has been made in some nations, there are still significant challenges\u200d to overcome in achieving \u200bfull equality for the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2062remains\u200b to be \u2062seen if and when\u200d the parliament in India will address this issue \u2062and provide legal recognition\u200b to same-sex marriages. Until then, the fight for equal rights\u2062 for the \u200bLGBTQ+\u2064 community in India \u2062will continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s LGBT community and its allies rejoice as the Supreme Court abolishes a long-standing ban on same-sex relations, a remnant of colonial rule. This landmark decision, celebrated in Bangalore on September 6, 2018, marks a significant step towards equality. 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