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#DelhiHighCourt to resume hearing the PIL moved to recognise same-sex marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA).

Matter is before Justices RS Endlaw and Asha Menon.

PIL has been moved by Abhijit Iyer Mitra (@Iyervval), Gopi Shankar M, Giti Thadani, G Oorvasi

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In the last hearing:

SG Tushar Mehta submitted that the Indian legal system, values do not recognise same-sex marriages.

Court directed the petitioners to submit a list of those aggrieved by non-registration of same-sex marriages under HMA.

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The same Bench of Justices RS Endlaw and Asha Menon has issued notice last month in a plea to recognise same-sex marriages under the Special Marriage Act.

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The Bench is yet to assemble. ASG Chetan Sharma, among other counsel, on screen.

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Bench assembles.

I thought the matter had been transferred from our Bench, because that was what the newspapers said: Justice Endlaw.

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There is an identical matter before us. We will keep it along with that: Court

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Advocate Raghav Awasthi for petitioners also notes that notice has been issued in a similar matter.

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#DelhiHighCourt posts PIL to recognise same-sex marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act along with the plea to recognise same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act, in which notice was already issued earlier.

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Court adds: Counter affidavit, additional affidavit to be filed in 4 weeks. Rejoinder thereto, 4 weeks thereafter.

Matter to be listed on the same date as the PIL for recognition of same-sex marriages under the Special Marriage Act (which is due to come up in Jan 2021)

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