De-coding Indian Mental Property Law
“There were judgments that spoke of the obligation of the state to take a look at civil unions, to examine the methods during which relationships of queer couples should be recognised and respected,” she stated. However, on Tuesday, the chief justice of India, DY Chandrachud and the four other judges ruled that amending the particular marriage act went beyond the scope of the court docket, amounting to “judicial lawmaking”, and was instead the job of the legislature. In India, LGBTQ+ couples are denied rights similar to joint bank accounts, being the legal subsequent of kin, and recognition for inheritance, while …