Same-sex marriage in India: A bunch of former judges of excessive courts right this moment (March 29) issued an open letter saying the legalisation of same-sex marriage in India will have a devastating impact on society at giant. “We are a group of former Judges, the conscientious and concerned citizens of India, having been exasperated and agonised over the continuous onslaught against the basic tenets of Bharatiya marriage traditions and family system by vested interest groups, write to you to draw your kind attention towards one such issue- legalisation of same-sex marriage,” the letter mentioned.
The letter mentioned the difficulty is being thought of by the Supreme Court and has gained momentum in the current previous in the nation after being referred to a Constitution Bench. “The people of the nation, hailing from various strata of society across regional and religious lines, are deeply shocked by this western-tinted outlook that is being superimposed on Bharatiya society and culture to weaken the family system,” the letter mentioned.
The group of former judges mentioned the marriage in addition to the household system in India is sui generis. They opined that legalising same-sex marriage will strike on the very root of the household system and thus will have a devastating impact on society at giant. Unfortunately, sure versed curiosity teams having no data and regard of the civilisational significance of marriage have approached the court docket praying for legalising ofsame-sex marriage. Any try at weakening a fantastic and time-tested establishment needs to be opposed vociferously by society, the letter mentioned.
Attacks on India’s cultural roots:
Indian cultural civilisation has continually been attacked for hundreds of years however survived towards all odds. Now in impartial India, the group of retired judges mentioned it’s going through assaults on its cultural roots by the superimposition of western ideas, philosophies and practices. “The cancerous problems that the West is facing are sought to be imported into Bharat by vested interest groups through the misuse of the judiciary as an institution in the name of the right to choose. While perusing the discourse on the issue of same-sex marriage, it is pertinent to take lessons from nations across the globe, specifically, the American experience where as per its own official figures published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the HIV Surveillance Report, for 2019 and 2020, it has been reported that 70 per cent of new HIV-AIDS incidence in the country was amongst the gay and bisexual men,” the letter mentioned.
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Therefore, legalising same-sex marriage may result in an exponential rise in the variety of HIV-affected. Giving precedence to the appropriate to alternative and private liberty over the appropriate to life could trigger extreme penalties in the longer term, mentioned the group of former judges. They claimed recognition of same-sex marriage will change your entire gamut of all private legal guidelines from marriage to adoption and succession. In the long term, there are severe issues that the gene pool can also be going to be weakened affecting your entire human race, particularly in phrases of collective herd immunity and progressive evolution. Instead of getting wide-range discussions and deliberations amongst the stakeholders and with out there being any vociferous demand from any part of society, such a hasty judicial intervention is unlucky, and completely unwarranted, said the letter.
“In view of the above, it is our concerted opinion that such a sensitive issue concerning the society at large be debated in the Parliament and State legislature as well. Even before bringing such kind of law, the opinion of the society must be obtained to ensure that the law must represent the wish of the society and do not fulfil the desire of few elite sections of the society,” learn the letter by the previous judges.
“We thus respectfully urge the conscious members of the society including those who are pursuing the issue of same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court to refrain from doing so in the best interest of Indian society and culture,” urged the group of retired judges. The 21 signatories of the open letter embody former Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Justice (retired) SN Jha, Justice (retired) MM Kumar, former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Gujarat Lokayukta Justice (retired) SM Soni and Justice (retired) SN Dhingra.
(With businesses inputs)
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