The court cannot be asked "to change the entire legislative policy of the country deeply embedded in religious and societal norms", it said. is not comparable with the Indian family unit concept of a husband, a wife and children," the ministry argued. "Living together as partners and having sexual relationship by same sex individuals. The Ministry of Law believes that while there may be various forms of relationships in society, the legal recognition of marriage is for heterosexual relationships and the state has a legitimate interest in maintaining this, according to the filing seen by Reuters, which has not been made public.
NEW DELHI, March 12 (Reuters) - The Indian government opposes recognising same-sex marriages, it said in a filing to the Supreme Court on Sunday, urging the court to reject challenges to the current legal framework lodged by LGBT couples.
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