The final decision was to create a bench in parliament to discuss the rights of LGBTQIAPN+ people and couples
Last Tuesday, the 17th, the Supreme Court of India announced that it will not legalize same-sex marriage in the country. According to the Chief Justice of India, Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachudthis is a discussion that belongs to the Indian parliament.
Months ago, the matter had already been discussed by the Supreme Court, by a group of five judges led by Dhananjaya. The team’s decision, however, was not favorable to the LGBTQIAPN+ community in the country, which is today the most populous on the planet.
According to Dhananjaya, there was no agreement on “how far to go” in relation to marriage between people of the same sexual orientation, this led the Supreme Court to not legislate on the matter and transfer responsibility to India’s parliament.
The decision followed a government proposal, which will create a bench to debate the rights and benefits of same-sex couples. This verdict came after five years, when the Indian Supreme Court overturned a decision that had been in force for almost 160 years that criminalized homosexuality in the country.
Source: Maxima
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