A homosexual relationship is not a crime but marriage is illegal

Stand taken by the Central Government in Delhi High Court      

New Delhi – Although a homosexual relationship is not a crime, yet marriage between homosexuals is illegal. Marriage is valid only between one biological man and one biological woman; the Central Government took the stand in Delhi High Court.

Decriminalizing homosexuality has nothing to do with same-sex marriages and a valid marriage can take place only between a biological man and a biological woman, the Union government told the Delhi high courthttps://t.co/sCIdVN7OY4

— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) October 26, 2021

The Central Government expressed this during the hearing of the petitions seeking legalisation of same-sex marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Special Marriage Act and the Foreign Marriage Act.