The Supreme Court has stayed Kerala High Court order directing a 'lesbian' woman to undergo counselling after her partner of same-sex filed petition against her illegal detention by her parents.
The 23-years old identify as part of the LGBTQAI+ community and is in a realtionship with another woman. Her partner filed a heabus-corpus against her detention by her parents contending that the same is forceful.
A three-judge bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud and also comprising of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala took the matter on urgent basis despite it not being listed for the day.
Her Cousel, Advocate Sriram Parakkat apprised the Bench that the High Court directed the woman to undergo gender sensitisation counselling. He argued that this is an invasion her privacy and an affront to her dignity.
The Counsel also pointed out the recent observations of the Madras High Court barring counselling of LGBTQAI+ community members.
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the petitioner's parents and directed her production before Family Court at Kollam. The Presiding Officer of the Family Court has been directed to arrange an interview of the alleged detenu with Ms Saleena V.G. Nair, member of e-committee of Supreme Court and a judicial officer from Kerala, to ascertain her stand.
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