Sexual orientation should not be the means to judge anyone’s competence, LGBTQ community members said and lauded the Supreme Court Collegium for reiterating its recommendation for appointing senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal, an openly gay person, as a Delhi High Court judge. Fifty-year-old Kirpal, son of former Chief Justice of India B N Kirpal, will become the first openly gay judge of a constitutional court in India if the Centre accepts the Collegium’s recommendation to elevate him. The Collegium, while reiterating its November 11, 2021, recommendation for Kirpal’s appointment, had rejected the Centre’s contention that though homosexuality stands decriminalised in India, same-sex marriage is still bereft of recognition.
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