Demand for same sex marriage’s recognition is ‘urban elitist view’: Centre
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Demand for same sex marriage’s recognition is ‘urban elitist view’: Centre
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While a five judge Supreme Court Bench is set to hear a series of petitions on the legal right to same sex unions, a barrage of affidavits and applications have been received from organizations across religious, social and political lines, weighing in on the issue.
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On April 18, a five judge Supreme Court Bench, headed by the Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, is scheduled to hear a series of petitions seeking legal recognition of same sex marriage.
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The Union government has said that the idea of same sex marriage is merely an “urban elitist view”. They said that it is the Parliament and not the courts that have to decide on same sex marriages.
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The Kanchan Foundation has submitted that deep seated stereotypes and mental barriers that have been constructed over centuries cannot be dismantled by a mere judicial ruling.