Same-Sex Marriage Verdict: ‘Gender of a person is not same as their sexuality,’ says CJI. Top 10 points

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Also Read: Same-Sex Marriage Verdict LIVE Updates: Gender queerness isn't about status or affluence, says CJI 1. The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha, issued its judgment regarding various petitions concerning the marriage equality rights of the LGBTQIA community. 2.

During the hearing, CJI said, as reported by LiveLaw, “Queerness is not urban elite. Homosexuality or queerness is not an urban concept or restricted to the upper classes of the society." CJI further stressed that the gender of a person is not the same as their sexuality. 3.

The Supreme Court refuses to recognise same-sex marriage and says it is for the legislature to do. 4. Supreme Court records the statement of the Union that it will constitute a Committee to examine the rights and benefits which can be given to queer couples.

4. DY Chandrachud said that for the full enjoyment of such relationships, such unions need recognition and there cannot be a denial of basic goods and services. “The state can indirectly infringe upon freedom if it does not recognize the same," CJI stressed.

Also Read: Same same-sex marriage judgment day: Netizens hope for a step forward from SC 5. CJI said that all persons, including queer persons, have the right to judge the moral quality of their lives. “The meaning of liberty is the ability to be who one wishes to be." 6.

The top court strikes down CARA regulation restricting queer and unmarried couples from adoption. He clarified his judgment has not granted any social or legal status or legal recognition to same-sex marriages but has ensured certain legitimate benefits flow to queer couples. 7.