HC declines to entertain plea for recognising relationship of LGBT community members

The Delhi High Court Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking to recognise the relationship of members of LGBT community by making law and regulations relating to marriage, adoption and divorce.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said drafting of a law is an exclusive power of the legislature and not the judiciary.

"It appears that this court will be extremely slow to give direction to draft a legislation or regulation or policy," the bench said and disposed of the petition.

During the hearing, the bench also asked, "Can a writ court direct the legislature to draft a law? Is a writ court supposed to do this?"
The petition said, "Not only society as a whole but State machinery also treat the LGBT community differently, especially police. They are a regular victim of rights violations. They are deprived of their basic human right and right to life which includes the right to enjoy life properly."