CJI Chandrachud stands by minority judgement on queer couples, says ‘it’s sometimes a vote of conscience’

Washington, DC: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud referred to the recent Supreme Court judgement on the same-sex marriage by a five-judge bench, and said that he stands by his minority stance in favour of civil unions of queer couples as it is “sometimes a vote of conscience and a vote of the Constitution”. The CJI was speaking at the third Comparative Constitutional Law discussion on the topic 'Perspectives from the Supreme Courts of India and the United States'. The event was hosted by Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

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