Allahabad HC rejects two girls’s plea to recognise their ‘marriage’, cites Hindu tradition

By PTI

ALLAHABAD: A plea by two girls to recognise their “marriage” on the argument that such union was not “opposed” by the Hindu Marriage Act has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court.

Opposing their plea, the Uttar Pradesh authorities’s counsel opined that same-sex marriage was in opposition to Indian tradition and Indic religions, and was invalid below Indian legal guidelines.

A Habeas Corpus plea was filed by Anju Devi looking for the custody of her 23-year-old daughter who, she alleged, was illegally detained by a 22-year-old lady.

On April 6, the court docket directed the state authorities counsel to make sure the presence of each the ladies through the listening to the subsequent day.

The two girls offered themselves within the court docket of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav on April 7.

They advised the court docket that they bought “married” to one another and pleaded that the union be recognised.

The girls contended that the Hindu Marriage Act talks concerning the marriage of two individuals and gay marriage has not been opposed by the laws.

However, the state authorities counsel stated, “In Hindu culture, marriage is one of the ‘sanskar’ and can be performed between a man and a woman.”

“Our country runs according to the Indian culture, religions, and Indian law. In India, marriage is considered a sacred ‘sanskar’, whereas in other countries, marriage is a contract,” the counsel stated.

The court docket rejected the ladies’s request and in addition disposed of the mom’s habeas corpus plea.

The Union authorities has opposed same-sex marriage on the bottom that marriage in India is not only a union of two people however an establishment between organic man and lady.

It additionally stated that judicial interference will trigger “complete havoc with the delicate balance of personal laws”.