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No fundamental right to same-sex marriage, says Centre

Abhinav Garg | TNN | Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 07:35 IST

 

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NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi high court that there is no fundamental right to seek recognition for same-sex marriage, claiming that marriage in India is not just a union of two individuals, but an institution between a biological man and woman as a family unit. “Family issues are far beyond mere recognition and registration of marriage between people of the same gender. Same sex individuals living together as partners and having a sexual relationship (which is decriminalised now) is not comparable with the Indian family unit concept of a husband, a wife and children, which necessarily presuppose a biological man as a ‘husband’, a biological woman as a ‘wife’ and the children born out of the union between the two,” the government stated in an affidavit, while opposing a clutch of petitions filed by same-sex couples seeking legal recognition for their choice of partner.

Same-sex marriage has found increasing acceptance in countries across the world. Modern, forward-thinking governments should recognise that a people’s sexuality and who they choose to spend their lives with is not something in which states should intervene as long as it is between consenting adults. Citing existing laws or social norms to oppose same-sex marriages amounts to looking back, not ahead.

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