Supreme Court transfers all same-sex marriage pleas to itself
2 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the switch of all petitions concerning authorized recognition for same-sex marriages pending earlier than totally different excessive courts, to itself. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, whereas transferring the petitions, requested the federal government to file its response by February 15. It granted liberty to the petitioners to argue their case earlier than it just about.
On March 13, the courtroom will start listening to petitions in search of recognition of same-sex marriage below varied Acts, together with the Special Marriage Act, Foreign Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act.
The SC appointed nodal counsel on behalf of either side to help the courtroom. The CJI instructed the Solicitor General and the petitioner counsel to debate and establish the problems to be argued. He additionally mentioned three-four lead counsel may be determined by the petitioners to keep away from repetition.
Ahead of Friday’s listening to, an organisation known as United Hindu Front protested in opposition to the SC for agreeing to contemplate pleas in search of the reduction, including homosexuality is in opposition to Indian tradition.
The courtroom had earlier issued discover on a few of the pleas and sought the Centre’s response to 2 pleas filed by two homosexual {couples}, in search of solemnisation of same-sex marriage below the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the switch of all petitions concerning authorized recognition for same-sex marriages pending earlier than totally different excessive courts, to itself. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, whereas transferring the petitions, requested the federal government to file its response by February 15. It granted liberty to the petitioners to argue their case earlier than it just about.
On March 13, the courtroom will start listening to petitions in search of recognition of same-sex marriage below varied Acts, together with the Special Marriage Act, Foreign Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act.
The SC appointed nodal counsel on behalf of either side to help the courtroom. The CJI instructed the Solicitor General and the petitioner counsel to debate and establish the problems to be argued. He additionally mentioned three-four lead counsel may be determined by the petitioners to keep away from repetition.
Ahead of Friday’s listening to, an organisation known as United Hindu Front protested in opposition to the SC for agreeing to contemplate pleas in search of the reduction, including homosexuality is in opposition to Indian tradition.
The courtroom had earlier issued discover on a few of the pleas and sought the Centre’s response to 2 pleas filed by two homosexual {couples}, in search of solemnisation of same-sex marriage below the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
