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Petition Explained: Marriage Equality under the Special Marriage Act by Harish Iyer
This post is part of a series on legal advocacy involving marriage equality in India. Read other posts in the series. Who Is the Petitioner? Harish Iyer (Twitter, LinkedIn, pronouns: he/she) is an LGBTQIA+ activist and columnist. She is part of the Core Advisory Group on LGBTQIA+ issues formed by the NHRC. She has previously →
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Petition Explained: Marriage Equality under the Special Marriage Act and Freedom from Violence by Rituparna Borah and others
This post is part of a series on legal advocacy involving marriage equality in India. Read other posts in the series. Who are the Petitioners? There are 10 petitioners. 4 of them are activists who are part of an informal network known as the National Network for LBI Women and Trans Persons, with members across →
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Petition Explained: Marriage Equality under the Foreign Marriage Act by Vaibhav Jain and Parag Mehta
This post is part of a series on legal advocacy involving marriage equality in India. Read other posts in the series. Who Are The Petitioners? The petitioners are Vaibhav Jain (Twitter) and Parag Mehta (Twitter), a couple who have been together for 10 years and married for 5 years. Their marriage was conducted under American →
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Petition Explained: Marriage Equality Under the Special Marriage Act by Dr. Kavita Arora and Ankita Khanna
This post is part of a series on legal advocacy involving marriage equality in India. Read other posts in the series. Who Are The Petitioners? The petitioners are Dr. Kavita Arora (Twitter) and Ankita Khanna (Twitter), a couple who have been together for 10 years and are also living together with Arora’s father. Khanna was →
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