Government Forms Committee to Address Issues Affecting the Queer Community

Government Forms Committee to Address Issues Affecting the Queer Community

Apr 18, 2024

Introduction: In response to a directive from the Supreme Court, the Indian government has established a six-member committee to delve into various concerns concerning the LGBTQ+ community. This move comes in the wake of the Court’s decision to defer the matter of legalizing

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Same-Sex Marriage: Sexual Liberty Arguments Could be Applied To Defend Incest says Solicitor General; CJI Calls It “Far-Fetched”

Same-Sex Marriage: Sexual Liberty Arguments Could be Applied To Defend Incest says Solicitor General; CJI Calls It “Far-Fetched”

May 1, 2023

Issue – The Supreme Court’s Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta, informed the court that the defence of incestuous connections may be brought up tomorrow in response to the petitioners’ claims about the right to sexual orientation and the right to choose made by those

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Plea in Delhi HC for livestreaming of Same – Sex Marriage Case

Plea in Delhi HC for livestreaming of Same – Sex Marriage Case

May 18, 2022

Written by Shaurya Mahajan The central government has recently opposed a demand for the livestreaming of proceedings before the Delhi High Court for the case seeking legal recognition of same sex marriages. The government has contended that the matter is neither of national

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Passport Rules violative of Article 21: Delhi HC

Passport Rules violative of Article 21: Delhi HC

Apr 11, 2022

Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Delhi High court in the case of Lasya Kahli V Union Of India declared that the Passport Rules of 1980 requiring a transgender person to produce certificates of gender reassignment surgery for the issuance of a passport

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