SUPREME COURT HOLDS 3:2 MAJORITY; NO RIGHT FOR QUEER COUPLES TO ADOPT CHILDREN MARRIAGE EQUALITY CASE

The Supreme Court in the case Supriyo v. Union of India observed and has refused to grant legal recognition for queer marriages in India.

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The Constitution bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice PS Narasimha with Justice Hima Kohli pronounced four judgements while concurring with the view of Justice Bhat. Thus, the Supreme Court declined the right of adoption to queer couples by the majority of 3:2

The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Kaul in the case observed and has held the Central Adoption Resource Authority, CARA had exceeded its authority in barring unmarried and the queer couples from adopting as differentia between married couples and the unmarried couples had no reasonable nexus with the objective of CARA, thus, the other three judges in the bench did not agree with the same.