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Same Sex Marriages in India
Why is it in news?
- The Central government is opposing the Delhi High Court a petition seeking recognition of same-sex marriages.
Details:
- Solicitor General remarks:
(1) Our legal system, society and values do not recognise marriage between same sex couples.
(2) 2018 judgment of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court merely decriminalises homosexuality or lesbianism, nothing more, nothing less.
- 2018 Judgment: Criminalisation of private consensual sexual conduct between adults of the same sex under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is clearly unconstitutional.