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Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has rejected the review petition on the decision on gay marriage. The Supreme Court said that there is no flaw in the record and the views expressed in the judgment are in accordance with the law and there is no need for any interference. A joint bench of Justice BR Gavi, Justice Suryankat, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Dipankar Dutta gave this decision.
What was the decision of the Supreme Court?
In its judgment on October 17, 2023, the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court asserted, ‘We cannot recognize gay marriage, as it is a matter within the jurisdiction of Parliament. However, the Supreme Court accepted the government’s proposal to set up a panel to give social and legal rights to gay couples.
Reconstitution of new bench
Dissatisfied with the decision of the Supreme Court, the petitioners, keeping in mind the public interest in the case, had filed a review petition in the court in July last year. However, a new bench had to be constituted after the retirement of Justice SK Kaul, Justice Ravindra Bhatt, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Kohli. Justice Sanjiv Khanna who is currently the Chief Justice. He had distanced himself from this matter last year.
Court rejected the review petition
The Supreme Court, while rejecting the review petition, said, ‘There is no flaw in the record and the views expressed in the judgment are in accordance with the law and no interference is justified in it.’ It is noteworthy that when the Supreme Court gave its verdict in the year 2023, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice SK Kaul had supported gay marriage and said that the government should make anti-discrimination law for the rights and protection of same sex. -Sex couples.