No. India decriminalised same-sex relations in 2018, but the Supreme Court declined to recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions in 2023 and left it to Parli…
The colonial IPC, in force from 1862, punished 'carnal intercourse against the order of nature'.
After condoms were refused in Tihar Jail, ABVA asked the court to strike down Section 377.
An HIV/AIDS group argued Section 377 drove people away from health care and violated privacy.
Consensual sex between adults in private was no longer a crime.
The Court reversed the High Court and said only Parliament could change Section 377.
Section 377, 1860 to 2018.
Transgender persons won the right to self-identify their gender.
The Court said sexual orientation is an essential attribute of privacy.
Consensual same-sex relations between adults were decriminalised.
What 2018 and 2023 each decided.
Couples asked for recognition under the Special Marriage Act.
The Centre offered a Cabinet Secretary committee on practical rights.
The Court left marriage to Parliament; civil unions were refused 3 to 2.
The majority view is binding.
November 2022 to January 2025.
It took up ration cards, bank accounts and harassment.
Partners of LGBTQ+ prisoners must get the same visiting rights.
Queer partners can open joint accounts and name each other as nominee.
Advisories, not legislation.
A new five-judge bench found no error in the 2023 judgment.
The court freed a woman confined by her family and protected the couple.
No marriage law yet.
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