Legal
Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Legal Recognition For Same-Sex Marriage, Leaves Decision To Parliament
Swarajya StaffOct 17, 2023, 12:58 PM | Updated 01:07 PM IST
The Centre's affidavit can be said to be based on settled jurisprudence. (SAJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (17 October) dismissed a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for the same-sex marriages.
The CJI D Y Chandrachud led five-judge Constitution bench held that law does not recognise right to marry or have civil union for same sex couples and left it to the Parliament to make law for it.
Further, the apex Court also held that there was no right for queer couples to jointly adopt a child.
