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ah, i british manager, welcome to deed up the news asia, glad you could join us in the us. supreme court has opened a historic debate on same sex marriage. the court is hearing final arguments on several petitions calling for its legalization. the central government very carefully fi, linearly there. he did say in law uncertain terms in the recorded pay a lot give that it's just a 1st day of hearings which are being live stream to given public interest. many gay couples and l g b to q activists are hoping for a judgement of their favor, but they're up against the government and religious leaders who oppose marriage between same sex partners. but we know that now earlier this year, d w's other part met. oh, so one same sex couple from delhi who are petitioners and the case and heard why

marriage is so important to them. what they and bart's love story is like any other be made at school, fell in love and build a life together in daily or 17 years. but as a good couple, in india, the relationship was considered a crime until the supreme court decriminalized homosexuality in 2018. but despite this landmarked edge mandate, the one dear relationship still has no legal recognition. the right to manage would significantly improve our lives. it would significantly had power lives as a couple of, but we certainly see that it creates a conversation in the minds of people around us and will create a confidence in the minds of other young or gay people without legal recognition of the relationship. they cannot coordinate, it asks that most heterosexual couplers,

big for granted, such as opening a joint bank account or making medical decisions for each other. and despite those practical difficulties that couples face, there are groups vehemently opposed to the passage of any law. legalizing same sex unions far right? hinder groups, for instance, did a respondent, other part, spoke to one such group, un hotel, man. some of them are organization rated hotels where we found same sex couples making love we. we stopped them and got them arrested. you will be open up now, why should we encourage something that is not part of our culture episode? we investigated the matters and set these couples behind bar city and you'll be we're even the government as opposed to legalizing same sex marriage. foreign minister nodded them all these b j. b government. in march filing to the supreme court said such unions are got not compatible with the indian family unit concept of a husband, a wife and children. and on sunday,

the government asked the court to dismiss the case, saying parliament rather than the court is the right platform to debate the matter . the petitions, which merely reflect and elitist views, cannot be compared with the appropriate legislature, which reflects the views of voices a far wider spectrum and expands across the country. and gentlemen, often more context from delhi, a senior lawyer, multi colorado courtier. she specializes in family law and is the author of the book, intimacy undone marriage, divorce, and family law in india. miss rosco to you're welcome. can you help us understand what the government score argument is in opposing legalization of same sex marriage in india? well, a back from the been son that it is too radical in society is not too bad for it. and so dad own reservations, perhaps ideological, but not important legally. what they are taking is that the law,

as it stands and the statute as it, as they audit the movement, be it the special marriage act or be it the hindu marriage act, which is the codified law ingles for implemented act for the hindus and special marriage act for all communities. the statute does not leave room, don't include this new equation of same sex marriage. meaning that the statute sup, premised on heterosexual marriages. so in this morning's hearing, for example, the court, i had said that we are going to, and those are available online that, that we are. the court had said that they only want to view on the issue of whether a doors with same sex preferences an equal to those with heterosexual differences. and if they are, as they are, the that is a see the judgements prior to that which have, which has

a acknowledged that then certainly they have a fundamental right to mattie. and then so they have a fundamental sorry, go ahead, sorry about her for the sort of her, her right or, and it then they said that if you hold that far, then comes the question as to what is the law that we define and cover and regulate that relationship which according to the government, the current law does not dig, and that's the position of the government and some other a personal law boards that are also abusing this new interpretation due to marriage. right. that's, that's the legal aspect of it. and we're trying to sort of get a bit of the context around the discussions of this and therefore wonder if it solves anyone's interests. if same sex unions aren't legalized,

well, it serves save the end. it's of the interest of, or conservatives, of particularly who are conservative along religious lines, isn't it? be it any community. i think all conservatives across all communities are seem to be aligned on this issue and they will treat it as a ideological retreat. so it's, it's as old as dime be seen, it happen them in same sex marriages were opposed even by the vatican, isn't it? that's always when you're on the threshold of an important change, then we're about to be resistance. you've done with family law or for decades in your personal experience, how much opposition? eastern society to same sex unions.

i mean, what you see because there would be segments. so again, it's conservative segments of all classes of society which would, which would object to it. but is there going to be some horrendous blazing against it? no, i don't see that. i haven't seen any signs of it. there's too much else happening. that is, at the moment consuming people were also talking of a country rich decriminalized gay sex in the 2018. and now the government is opposing. and legalizing same sex marriages is india tiny, more or less conservative? no via, via on vapor the seem to be moving towards less conservative, isn't it? so even with the legal at the criminalization of same sex, that was a very board move in 2018 at this is but the next step. and so i don't see why it would be treated as more conservative or either way there's

a reaction when you say india, it's so vast. there are many, there's no one position goal of india. but yes, currently the government has taken this position, but the judiciary is a separate, a separate um, which need not be aligned with the government. and in this case is querying the government's position quite closely. determined or the court does legalize same sex marriage could for government in principle, enact laws to overcome the judgement where they could that, that is a judgement which would then any, any laws that the boss that they choose to boss me will, will again have to be tested on the and will of fundamental rights and constitutionality. i mean, are of constitutionality by the court again. so even any act that is passed will

again, god come back to the court to be tested on this and will, and this and very, very clearly will hold that the constitutional position is as follows. short, the tragic duty that we bought b, been on. it should hold that it would be that same sex marriage should be permitted because marriage is in fundamental right. but whether it can go into the whole gamut of what else we don't know, we can just wait and watch just on a practical level ma'am. how those are not being murdered, impacts daily life the same sex couples in india. oh, see that is true of anywhere in the world, isn't it? what you want to know? adopting children as a single parent is a little different. it is,

is more complicated. adopting as an unmarried couple is complicated that going to be other issues. these are world issues. these are not limited to india, but the issue of a sub i. busy inheritance laws, the issue of who, you know, a spouse can mean headed a pension benefit and so on. so unmarried people, unmarried couples who spent years and years together stand to lose those benefits, which is again, a global issue and has been dealt with in some countries to be inclusive and some in some it's yet to happen. i just have one more question for you and it might be speculative in nature. so feel free to not answer that, but i will risk and ask to none. the less, i mean, the matter is being heard by a 5 judge, a constitution bench headed by chief justice. do you watch on that?

a true, who was also a member of the 5 judge branch that legalize gay sex in 2018 in india? what are the chances you reckon the court could legalize same sex marriage? no guy didn't wanting me before i had i think. ready that i thought i'd ask you number is it looks, it looks hopeful. i mean, it has an open mind that seems to be quite clear from the interaction of watching online this morning that it see, it's certainly not closed. i don't feel compelled to ask you one last question is in the ready for change? oh yes, i mean of course india is always ready to change and they will like in any other part of the. busy when that is changed, there is also a resistance to change. there is no 11 country he didn't get to the present

a didn't one voice in any back of the was a pleasure talking to malik out to go to thank you so much for your perspective. thank you. that does it for to day days or more stories from the region on our website did have a dot com forward slash asia as ever you can follow us on facebook and twitter or back in to modest your bent goodbye ah roomy check. come fi check. in 1st it seems pretty flawless. the mercedes e q s s c v. now let's see what it can really do. we test drive,

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