Same-Sex Marriage Legal Recognition: SC Dismissed Review Petition

The Supreme Court dismissed review petitions against its October 2023 decision denying legal recognition to queer marriages under Special Marriage Act, stating there was no error in the judgments. The review bench upheld that changes in marriage laws are for Parliament to decide. 

The Court reaffirmed queer couples' right to live together without threats but did not recognize such relationships as marriages.

Review petitions had argued the decision ignored violations of fundamental rights, but the Court found no merit in these claims. Justice Sanjiv Khanna had earlier recused, and most original bench members have retired.