Two LGBTQ couples took legal action against the Indian government's refusal to recognize them as married, joining many other current petitions in support of same-sex marriage. DW's Murali Krishnan (mkrish11) reports from New Delhi.
Four years after India's Supreme Court struck down a colonial-era law that had made homosexuality a criminal offense, it has now given the government a month to respond to petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriage.
. However, the couple says their lack of marriage status means they cannot have a legal relationship with their children. The Special Marriage Act is a law that was passed originally to legalize interfaith unions. Now, LGBTQ couples are arguing their marriages should be recognized under the SMA.