India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to legalize same-sex marriages. The five judge Constitution bench delivered the verdict it had reserved on May 11 this year. (REUTERS)
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The five-judge Constitution bench comprised of the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha. (PTI)
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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also urged the government to uphold the rights of the queer community and end discrimination against them.(PTI)
"This court has recognised that equality demands that queer unions and queer persons are not discriminated against," he said. (AFP)
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“This court can’t make law. It can only interpret it and give effect to it,” the chief justice said, reiterating that it was up to Parliament to decide whether it could expand marriage laws to include queer unions. (AP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
