Reacting to the judgment, RSS media chief Arun Kumar said same-sex marriages "are not compatible with norms of nature, so we do not support such relations". He said traditional Indian society didn't recognise such relations. A wary BJP did not issue any statement on the verdict.
No provision in existing laws allows couples or a single LGBT person to adopt. Most community members feel the right to adopt is imperative. Lawyers said the lack of legal provisions for same-sex marriage in civil law and personal laws means the shift will require either amendments to the Special Marriages Act or a new law for LGBTs.
Dilbagh Singh, the Director General of Prisons, has been directed to hold the charge of police chief additionally, an official order said. The order issued by the principal secretary (Home) said SP Vaid, a 1986-batch IPS officer, was transferred and posted as the transport commissioner.
Top opposition figures, including Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar and Le...
