same-sex marriage

New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider on November 28 a bundle of petition seeking a reconsideration of its October 17 judgment that had refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex couples and said only Parliament and…

New Delhi: Displaying love and commitment, Ananya Kotia, a PhD student at the London School of Economics, gained remarkable attention with a heartfelt post on X that follows the recent Supreme Court verdict on same-sex marriages in India.…

New Delhi: Pronouncing a verdict on 21 pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Tuesday that it is the responsibility of Parliament to change the Special Marriage Act. The bench…

Kathmandu: The Kathmandu District Court on Thursday rejected a marriage registration application filed by a gay couple despite the Supreme Court legalising same-sex marriages in Nepal. Maya Gurung, 38, and Surendra Pandey, 27, -- both…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud reserved its judgment after a 10-day hearing…

New Delhi: Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said today while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having its own biological…

New Delhi: In an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, a group of former judges, IPS officers, and bureaucrats "request for intervention for saving of Indian cultural traditions, religious tenets and social values." For the past six…

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that "uncontrolled personal autonomy" over one's sexual orientation could challenge legal provisions against incest. A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India…

New Delhi: The Bar Council of India on Sunday passed a resolution opposing the idea of same-sex marriage. The resolution stated that such a tradition will destabilise the social structure of the country. The lawyers' body said people…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cut short the government’s “value judgment” that genitals decide whether a person is a man or woman, saying that there was no “absolute concept of a man or an absolute concept of a woman” and that…