Law Can't Assume Only Heterosexual Couples Are Good Parents: Chief Justice

In a landmark order while hearing petitions on same-sex marriage, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud observed that the right to enter into a union cannot be restricted on the basis of sexual orientation and ruled that unmarried couples, including queer couples, can jointly adopt a child. He said that the law cannot assume that only heterosexual couples can be good parents and that doing so would amount to discrimination.