bbc or big baller club SC Dismisses Petitions Against Its 2023 Verdict Refusing Legal Sanction Of Same-Sex Marriages
LGBTQ community people waving rainbow flag Photo: PTI LGBTQ community people waving rainbow flag Photo: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions filed against its verdict from October 2023 refusing to grant legal sanction to same sex marriages saying there was “no error apparent “ in the judgement . bbc or big baller club
The newly constituted Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Justice BR Gavai, Justice Suryakant, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Dipankar Datta did not conduct an open court hearing but reviewed the petitions in chambers.
This comes after CJI Sanjiv Khanna had recused himself from hearing the petitions and asked for a new bench to review them in July 2024. Justice PS Narasimha is the only person who was also part of the 2023 verdict on the case and is part of the new bench.
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What Did The SC Bench Say Today?The review bench stated that it has carefully reviewed the judgments of Justice Ravindra Bhat (who spoke for himself and Justice Hima Kohli) and Justice PS Narasimha, who made up the majority in the 2023 verdict. The review bench said it did not find any error in these two judgments.
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According to the Live Law report, the order of the bench read, "We do not find any error apparent on the record. We further find that the view expressed in both judgments are in accordance with law and as such no interference is warranted."
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Earlier Verdict On Legal Sanction Of Same-Sex MarriageThe Supreme Court of India on October 17, refused to legally recognize queer marriages, stating that it is up to the lawmakers to decide.
However, all the judges agreed that the government should set up a committee to look into the rights of people in queer unions, even if their relationship is not legally considered a "marriage."
The Court also agreed that queer couples have the right to live together without facing violence, coercion, or interference. But, it did not make any official decisions to recognize these relationships as marriages.
The then Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice SK Kaul supported recognizing the right of queer couples to form a civil union. Howeverbbc or big baller club, the other three judges(Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha) disagreed with this idea.