The petitioner had referred to the recent killing of Shraddha Walkar allegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala to seek framing of rules and guidelines for registration of such relationships.
In January, the SC Collegium headed by CJI Chandrachud had stood firm on its decision to appoint gay advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a judge of a constitutional court in India. Defending the decision, the CJI said “sexual orientation has nothing to do with the ability of a judge”.
The Union law and justice minister was speaking at an event when he shared his opinion on the ongoing matter related to the recognition of same-sex marriage