India top court declines to allow same-sex marriages

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's top court on Tuesday declined to allow same-sex marriages in the country.

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India heard arguments in the case between April and May and had reserved its order on May 11.


A writer and member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT community) holds the pride flag while waiting to hear the judgement on same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis© Thomson Reuters


Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community hold hands while listening to the judgement on same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis© Thomson Reuter

A member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community reacts on the day of the verdict on same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis© Thomson Reuters

(Reporting by Arpan Chaturvedi and Rupam Jain, writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by YP Rajesh)