India’s Supreme Court refuses to recognise same-sex marriage
The decision is a devastating setback for equal rights in the country
THE MOOD in India’s gay community was hopeful on October 17th as the Supreme Court in Delhi began to deliver its verdict on a raft of petitions asking it to allow same-sex couples to marry. Yet it soon became clear that the five judges would not recognise gay unions. Instead they sided with the government’s view that changing the institution of marriage was a job for Parliament rather than the court.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Don’t rely on the courts”
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