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Meanwhile, Time will choose a young, woke, social media savvy lawyer or intervenor in the case in the Time 100 list. I imagine there will now be a rush of NLU alum lawyers/academics/activists filing petitions and clamouring for recognition. ๐
https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/supreme-court-constitution-bench-cji-dy-chandrachud-hear-plea-recognition-same-sex-marriages
For SC why is same sex marriage issue of โseminal importanceโ bearing on constitutional rights? In EU less than half accept it. Italy only civil union. Globally only 33 out of 193 countries accept. Why is wokeism driving SC? Parl not SC representative of people. Let Parl decide
https://twitter.com/KanwalSibal/status/1647468066035445761
So this will be the argument used in the court by the RW: even many Western countries don't recognise it, the court should not be woke etc.
- Niharika Karanjawalla is arguing the case.
- There are multiple petitioners: various gay couples, a lesbian lady etc. Also RW influencer Abhijit Iyer Mitra
- The bench is as follows: CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha.
- Meanwhile, 21 ex-HC judges have written a letter OPPOSING gay marriage. They have said that it is against Indian culture and most HIV cases come from gay men.
- The Wire has published an article giving the full bio of these opposing judges and slamming some of them as having tainted pasts
- Meanwhile, several Muslim groups have submitted petitions opposing gay marriage
Source:
https://twitter.com/Quicktake/status/1647420065329848326
https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1610473622728065024
https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1610473622728065024
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-high-court-asks-centre-to-respond-to-plea-to-recognise-same-sex-marriages-under-law/articleshow/79298017.cms
https://twitter.com/LiveLawIndia/status/1647210733183315969
https://www.livemint.com/news/will-strike-root-of-family-system-former-hc-judges-issues-statement-against-legalising-same-sex-marriage-11680141877561.html
https://thewire.in/law/at-least-11-of-21-former-judges-opposing-same-sex-marriage-are-not-as-sanskari-as-they-seem
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/muslim-body-opposes-legal-recognition-of-same-sex-marriage-calls-it-an-assault-on-family-system-personal-laws-of-all-religions-petitions-to-be-heard-by-supreme-court-on-april-18-samesexmarriage-supremecourt-lgbtqi-personallaws-familysystem-101680358661063.html
People must understand that Marriage is a holy sacrement, it cannot go against the holy principles themselves! Marriage involves procreation and a FAMILY, two people who just are just in it for pleasure must not take such obligations.
Anyways lol, gays and lesbians are just so into sex and not anything about a "relationship", they leave their couples in days and hook up with others. This is their culture, it's not racism or some other ism. Marriage is just not made for these people.
I am not hating on peoples choices, just saying some concepts cannot be universalised for all.
Let others do the heavy lifting just like in Navtej but you corner all the glory when you have a liberal bench.