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Constructing India’s Special Marriage Act to include LGBTQ Couples

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Constructing India’s Special Marriage Act to include LGBTQ Couples

Akshita Rohatgi and Lavanya Gupta

February 17, 2023 01:01:13 pm

In November 2022, a petition was filed before the Supreme Court of India to allow legal recognition of marriages between same-sex couples under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (“SMA”). The petitioner in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty v. Union of India (“Supriyo”) has been in a committed relationship for ten years and is living with his [...]

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