Facts: There were a series of petitions filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (“SMA”) on the ground that Section 4(c) of the Act only recognizes marriages between a male and a female and this amounts to discrimination as it denies transgender persons and persons of the […]
CHINMAYEE JENA VS STATE OF ODISHA & OTHERS
KEY FACTS: The petition concerns Sonu Krishna Jena (the name assigned at birth – Chinmayee Jena), a transman who had been in a consensual relationship with his romantic partner Rashmi (original name withheld) since 2017 and chose to be in a live-in relationship together at their apartment in Bhubaneshwar. On 9th April 2020, Rashmi’s mother […]
MANSUR RAHMAN VS. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE & ANR.
KEY FACTS: The Petitioner was in love with Janifer, a transgender woman and married her on 25 July 2018. The Petitioner’s parents and persons belonging to a political outfit were harassing the petitioner and threatening him because of his marriage to a transgender person. Thus the petitioner was seeking police protection. ISSUE: The primary issue […]
ARUNKUMAR & OTHER VS. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION & OTHERS
KEY FACTS: Arunkumar got married to Sreeja, a transwoman, on 31 October 2018 at a temple in Tuticorin, as per Hindu rites and customs. When they submitted a memorandum for registration of marriage to the Joint Registrar No. II of Tuticorin, the Registrar refused to register the same. The petitioners challenged this decision before the […]