On January 9, 2025, the Supreme Court of India dismissed review petitions challenging its October 2023 verdict, which declined to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. The five-judge bench, comprising Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, B.V. Nagarathna, P.S. Narasimha, and Dipankar Datta, considered the review pleas in chambers and found no apparent error in the original judgment, concluding that no interference was warranted.
In the October 2023 decision, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the legalization of same-sex marriages falls within the purview of Parliament, not the judiciary. The court emphasized that any change in the legal recognition of marriage should be addressed through legislative processes.
The dismissal of the review petitions reaffirms the court’s stance that the issue of same-sex marriage legalization is a matter for legislative consideration. As a result, same-sex marriages remain unrecognized under Indian law, with any potential changes requiring action by Parliament.
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