![]() ![]() India's Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the government in court, said, "The parliament will have to debate and take a call whether in the view of societal ethos and several other factors which go into lawmaking, whether we would like this institution to be recognized." The Constitutional Court will determine whether recognition of same-sex marriage is valid according to the constitution of India. The Supreme Court decriminalized homosexuality in 2018 by doing away with a colonial-era ban on gay sex. Seen as a milestone event for the LGBT rights in the country, the case moves to the higher Constitutional Court. The government said that "any interference" was likely to result in "complete havoc with the delicate balance of personal laws in the country and accepted societal values.” Why is the case important? The conservative Indian government led by Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed the Supreme Court that it is against same-sex marriage and any changes were up to parliament but not the courts. The five judge bench will listen to petitions on April 18 while live streaming the proceedings on its website and YouTube. India's Supreme Court passed arguments over granting legal recognition to same-sex marriages to the larger Constitutional Court.
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