Same-sex couple moves SC challenging Kerala HC order

A same-sex couple has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Kerala High Court order directing one of them to attend counselling sessions with a psychiatrist. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the plea on Monday. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked the petitioner’s lawyer to keep the brief ready and said it will hear the matter at the end of the board. Petitioner’s counsel Advocate Sriram P mentioned the plea before the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing. The Petitioner challenged Kerala High Court’s January 13, 2023 order whereby the High Court directed one of them to attend counselling sessions with a psychiatrist so far as her sexual orientation is concerned. In the petition, the same-sex couple said that they are female as per their gender orientation and they both wish to get married and be together.