{"id":263453,"date":"2023-05-12T04:59:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T04:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamslivenews.com\/?p=263453"},"modified":"2023-05-12T04:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T04:59:35","slug":"sc-reserves-verdict-on-legalisation-of-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/2023\/05\/sc-reserves-verdict-on-legalisation-of-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"SC reserves verdict on legalisation of same sex marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #374151; font-family: S\u00f6hne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #f7f7f8;\">A batch of petitions seeking the legalisation of same-sex marriage is currently being considered by the Supreme Court&#8217;s five-judge Constitution Bench. The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and P S Narasimha, reserved its verdict on Thursday after hearing arguments from all sides over the course of ten days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f7f7f8; color: #374151; font-family: S\u00f6hne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The petitions relate to the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, with one petitioner highlighting the absence of a legal framework for members of the LGBTQIA+ community to marry the person of their choice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f7f7f8; color: #374151; font-family: S\u00f6hne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The Court has indicated that it will consider the matter under the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, rather than personal laws. 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