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Radio France Internationale
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Murali Krishnan

India's Supreme Court to consider recognition of same-sex marriage

Pressure is growing to allow gay weddings in India. © RFI/Murali Krishnan

India’s Supreme Court is to consider recognising same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act (SMA) which still contains reservations on the issue.

The court decided Friday to proceed with the case weighing legal recognition of same-sex marriages four years after the same institution struck down a colonial-era ban on gay sex.

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