Same-sex marriage verdict: Advocate Karuna Nundy says opportunities were pushed off to the legislators

The Supreme Court on October 17 refused the rights of same-sex couples to enter into marriages or have civil unions.

The top court was delivering its verdict on pleas seeking the legalisation of same-sex marriages.

Advocate Karuna Nundy, who argued in favour of same-sex marriages, shared her views on the judgement and said that there were some opportunities that she believes the Supreme Court pushed off to the legislators.

She further said that the central government has made their stand clear with regard to marriage and they are just hoping that the committee will ensure that civil unions are recognised and concomitants of marriage are then brought into law at least with regards to civil unions.

Nundy also said that though there was no unanimous judgement, one thing that the Supreme Court bench agreed on was that queer citizens have rights and that they must be protected.

During the verdict, CJI DY Chandrachud said, "Homosexuality or queerness is not an urban concept or restricted to the upper classes of the society. It is not an English-speaking man with a white collar man who can claim to be queer but equally a woman working in an agricultural job in a village. Queerness can be regardless of one's caste or class or socio-economic status."

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