SC divided on allowing unmarried couples to adopt children jointly Context Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud ruled that Regulation 5(3) of the Adoption Regulations, which prohibits unmarried partners from potentially becoming adoptive parents, violates the fundamental rights of homosexual couples and goes beyond the bounds of […]
Same-sex marriage: Morality vs equality Context: One of the foremost philosophers in the world, Michael Sandel, was in India a few days before the Supreme Court of India started its hearings on the same-sex marriage issue to participate in a media group’s conclave. Points to […]
Petitions Around Same-Sex Marriage Context: A five-judge Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud is set to hear a series of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage on April 18. According to the Union administration, same-sex marriage is only an […]