New Delhi, Nov 25 (UNI) Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and seek its reply within four weeks on a plea to grant legal recognition to same sex marriages and alliance between members of LGBTIQ community under the Special Marriage Act.
The Supreme Court also asked the Attorney General (AG) of India, R Venkataramani, to assist the court in this matter.
A bench of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chadrachud, issued notice to the Central government on hearing the pleas filed by two gay men living in Hyderabad, seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.