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"Law cannot assume that only heterosexual couples can be good parents," Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, observed on Tuesday while pronouncing the verdict on pleas seeking regularisation of same-sex marriage.
The CJI noted, the current "adoption regulations are violative of the constitution for discrimination against queer couples".
Justice Chandrachud also stated "unmarried couples, including queer couples, can jointly adopt a child".
“ So CARA has exceeded its authority in barring unmarried couples,
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,
Law Can't Assume Only Heterosexual Couples Are Good Parents: Chief…
“ My learned brother (Justice Bhat) also acknowledges that the State is discriminating against the queer community but does not exercise the powers under Article 32 to alleviate their plight,
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,
Law Can't Assume Only Heterosexual Couples Are Good Parents: Chief…