Same-sex marriage: Will sort panel to take care of problems with {{couples}}, centre tells SC

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday knowledgeable the Supreme Court {{that a}} committee headed by the cabinet secretary might be constituted to find administrative steps for addressing some problems with same-sex {{couples}} with out going into the issue of legalising their marriage.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, displaying for the Centre, knowledgeable a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, which is listening to a batch of pleas looking for licensed validation of same-sex marriage, that the federal authorities is constructive regarding the suggestion for exploring administrative steps on this regard.

He knowledgeable the bench, which moreover comprised justices S Ok Kaul, S R Bhat, Hima Kohli and P S Narasimha, that this will need coordination between a few ministries.

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On the seventh day of the listening to inside the matter, Mehta acknowledged the petitioners could give their concepts on the issue of exploring what administrative steps can be taken on this regard.

While listening to the matter on April 27, the apex courtroom docket had requested the Centre whether or not or not social welfare benefits can be granted to same-sex {{couples}} with out going into legalising their marriage.

The courtroom docket had posed the question after observing that the Centre’s acceptance of the exact to cohabitation of same-sex companions as a primary correct strong a “corresponding duty” on it to recognise its social penalties.

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NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday knowledgeable the Supreme Court {{that a}} committee headed by the cabinet secretary might be constituted to find administrative steps for addressing some problems with same-sex {{couples}} with out going into the issue of legalising their marriage.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, displaying for the Centre, knowledgeable a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, which is listening to a batch of pleas looking for licensed validation of same-sex marriage, that the federal authorities is constructive regarding the suggestion for exploring administrative steps on this regard.

He knowledgeable the bench, which moreover comprised justices S Ok Kaul, S R Bhat, Hima Kohli and P S Narasimha, that this will need coordination between a few ministries.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

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On the seventh day of the listening to inside the matter, Mehta acknowledged the petitioners could give their concepts on the issue of exploring what administrative steps can be taken on this regard.

While listening to the matter on April 27, the apex courtroom docket had requested the Centre whether or not or not social welfare benefits can be granted to same-sex {{couples}} with out going into legalising their marriage.

The courtroom docket had posed the question after observing that the Centre’s acceptance of the exact to cohabitation of same-sex companions as a primary correct strong a “corresponding duty” on it to recognise its social penalties.

READ MORE:

State can not discriminate explicit particular person primarily based totally on sexual attribute: SC

Recognize same-sex marriages to help us lead dignified lives: Petitioners

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