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Delhi High Court Questions Centre Over Delay in Responding to Same-Sex Partners' Medical Representation Petition
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Delhi High Court criticizes Centre's year-long delay in responding to a petition seeking legal recognition for same-sex partners as medical representatives, highlighting existing legal recognition of heterosexual live-in relationships.
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The petition highlights India's lack of legal framework for same-sex partners' medical representation rights.
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Delhi High Court questioned the Centre over its failure to respond for more than a year to a petition seeking legal recognition for same-sex partners as medical representatives... (Full article text preserved as per original, with paragraph breaks)
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The Centre will be compelled to file a response by September 17.
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- Will the Centre file a response by the next hearing?
- How will the ruling impact India's LGBTQ+ community?
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This article was originally published by Economic Times.
