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2023 Review Marriage

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Supreme Court Review 2023: On Marriage

The SC said marriage age and rights of sexual minorities was in parliament‘s domain. It used its wide powers under Art. 142 to grant divorce

Tushar Kohli

30th Dec 2023

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2023

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2023 Supreme Court Review: 10 key judgements

2023 has been an action-packed year at the Supreme Court. We feature 10 significant judgments and their fallout

SCO Team

27th Dec 2023

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Supreme Court’s Monthly Review: October 2023

What happened at the Supreme Court in October 2023? We recap all the notable developments.

Advay Vora

7th Nov 2023

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Justice S.R. Bhat's Majority in the Marriage Equality Judgement

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Marriage Equality Judgement: Overlooking fundamental rights

Justice Bhat’s refusal to uphold the directions to protect LGBTQIA+ persons seems inconsistent with his own understanding of Part III Rights

Arvind Narrain

4th Nov 2023

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Monthly Review: October 2023

October saw the marriage equality judgement, revival of seven-judge benches, Justice Bhat’s retirement and more

Ayra Kamal

3rd Nov 2023

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marriage rights

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Marriage Equality: The courts were not the right forum to approach

The marriage rights of sexual minorities involve a polycentric dispute that falls squarely within the legislative domain

M. Jannani

3rd Nov 2023

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A Long Road to Nowhere: On the Many Disappointments of the Marriage Equality Case

The Court undertook a selective reading of its own jurisprudence while upholding the constitutionality of the Special Marriage Act

Diksha Sanyal

27th Oct 2023

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SCO Explains: A Chief Justice in the minority: Why does this matter?

15% of dissents by a Chief Justice in a Constitution Bench were in the last two years alone. What does this mean?

Gauri Kashyap

25th Oct 2023

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SCO Explains: The plea for marriage equality judgement

A five-judge bench rejected the plea for queer persons right to marry in India. What did the Court say?

Gauri Kashyap and R. Sai Spandana

23rd Oct 2023

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Queer Persons’ Right to Marry: Court in Review

Tracing the Supreme Court's decisions on queer persons' right to marriage and family.

SCO Team

28th Jun 2023

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The Uses and Abuses of Marital Privacy

How strong is the marital privacy argument to justify marital rape exception in a post-Puttaswamy era?

Diksha Sanyal

22nd May 2023

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Plea for Marriage Equality Day #10

The petitioners concluded their rejoinder arguments and the Bench reserved judgement.

R. Sai Spandana

11th May 2023

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Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. v Union of India

The five-judge bench upheld the validity of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and held that the right to marry is not a fundamental right for queer persons.

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State of Gujarat v Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind Gujarat & Ors

Special Leave Petition challenging the Gujarat High Court's Interim Order that upholds conversion during interfaith unions between adults in the state.

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Last Updated: 20220323

Bench:Vikram Nath J, Krishna Murari J

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Shafin Jahan v Ashokan K.M.

The Court assessed the allegation that Hadiya was deceived into marrying her husband Mr. Shafin Jahan and forcibly converted to Islam. The Court found that the allegation, which was made by her parents, was clearly false.

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Last Updated: 20180409

Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar J, Arun Mishra J

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Citizens for Justice and Peace v State of Uttar Pradesh

The Court will decide if the anti-conversion laws passed by multiple States including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are constitutionally valid.

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Last Updated: 20200511

Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, P.S. Narasimha J, J.B. Pardiwala J

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