Supriyo v. Union of India

Despite the ruling of landmark cases such as Navtej Singh Johar and Ors vs Union of India which declared the criminalization of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code of 1860 as unconstitutional due to its nature of violation of Article 14, 15, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution ;in Deepika Singh v. Central Administrative Tribunal which had made the definition of family broader for the inclusion of same sex couple stating that these families also require equal protection of law and benefits of social welfare’ there still prevails non recognition towards these communities as the law and society still looks down upon them and don’t consider them as a part of their society. Due to these reasons they are not given respect, support and acceptance by the people around them. They are humans and should be treated as one especially when it comes to talking about their relationship with person of same gender. In the light to this, a landmark case on same sex marriage and the right to establish a family for same sex couple was decided by the Supreme Court in Supriyo v. Union of India . In this article we shall be discussing about this case and the legal impact that it has on today’s society.