The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned Centre to what is its strategy to provide same-sex couples basic social rights.
According to the report in NDTV, the Apex Court said the government should find a way to provide same-sex couples basic rights like joint bank accounts or nominating a partner in insurance policies.
The Supreme Court appeared to accept that legalising gay marriage is the Parliament's prerogative, mentioned the report.
Supreme Court has been hearing petitioners who have argued that denying them the right to marry violated their fundamental rights and resulted in discrimination and exclusion.
“Asking the government to see how it could address some of these issues without granting marital status to same-sex couples, the court told the Solicitor General to come back with a response on Wednesday,” the report said.
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"We take your point that if we enter this arena, this will be an arena of the legislature. So, now what? What does the government want to do with cohabitory relations? And how a sense of security and social welfare is made? And to ensure that such relations are not ostracised?" the report quoted Chief Justice DY Chandrachud as having said.
