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A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing petitions seeking legal recognition of same sex marriages on April 25 questioned how far the court can adjudicate in issues in which Parliament is empowered to legislate...
It cannot be disputed that the Parliament has the power to interfere with the canvas covered by these petitions..
Senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal, also for the petitioners, said the battle for legal status for same sex marriage is not about all or nothing..
Senior advocate Geeta Luthra referred to the Foreign Marriage Act, submitting that a same sex couple married abroad find that their relationship has no legal status in India..
She said India, which is part of the comity of nations, should not lag behind when 12 out of the G20 countries, including the European Union, have permitted same sex marriages...
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