Khushi Gupta
Published on: May 17, 2022 at 16:12 IST
The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the Plea seeking Live Streaming of Proceedings in the Petitions seeking Legalisation of same-sex marriages in India was “Aimed at creation of a dramatic impression of the Proceedings and to win sympathy”.
The Government also said that neither there is Violation of any Fundamental Right involved in the Case nor it is a matter of national importance. “The purpose of the Applicant appears to be Malafide as he is trying to get unnecessary publicity,” the Centre said in its reply.
The Court in November 2021 had sought Centre’s Response on the Plea for Live Streaming of Proceedings in the Case.
At least eight Petitions are pending, seeking Legalisation of Same-Sex Marriages under The Hindu Marriage Act,1955; The Special Marriage Act,1954; The Foreign Marriage Act,1969; and a Declaration that the Right to Legal Recognition of a Same-Sex marriage is the Fundamental Right under Articles 14, 15, 19 and 21 irrespective of a person’s gender, sex or sexual orientation.
Seeking dismissal of the Petitions seeking Legalisation of same-sex marriages, the Centre in February 2021 had argued that a marriage in India necessarily depends upon “Age-old customs, rituals, practices, cultural ethos and societal values”.
