In a petition submitted earlier than the Supreme Courtroom, Raza Academy’s Muhammad Saeed Noori has additionally stated that of the 200 international locations recognized by the United Nations, solely 35 recognise same-sex marriage. (Representational Picture/PTI)
Talking to CNN-News18, the organisation’s founder and president Muhammad Saeed Noori stated that Islam doesn’t allow any marriage aside from that of women and men. Raza Academy has additionally made itself a celebration to the listening to on the matter within the Supreme Courtroom
Because the apex court docket of the nation is listening to a bunch of petitions on same-sex marriage, a number of non secular and social teams have additionally filed their pleas within the case to think about their positions.
Mumbai-based Raza Academy too made itself a celebration to the listening to final week, opposing same-sex marriage on the grounds that it’s “violative of basic rights of the non secular minority”.
Raza Academy works for Muslims and is thought to take a stance on numerous points affecting the group. The organisation was additionally blamed for Mumbai’s Azad Maidan riots of 2012.
Whereas talking to CNN-News18, the organisation’s founder and president Muhammad Saeed Noori stated that Islam doesn’t allow any marriage aside from that of women and men.
“The Supreme Courtroom in Navtej Singh Johar decriminalised homosexuality on this county, which has led to many gay {couples} coming into right into a civil union. Now points reminiscent of these {couples} can not purchase insurance coverage for his or her household/associate has been introduced up. Nevertheless, they’ll all the time nominate their identify in insurance coverage coverage or bequeath their properties underneath current legal guidelines. For a slender industrial curiosity of a gaggle, the fundamental constructing block of the society that’s the union of heterosexual women and men can’t be disturbed,” stated Noori.
In a petition submitted earlier than the Supreme Courtroom, Noori has additionally stated that of the 200 international locations recognized by the United Nations, solely 35 recognise same-sex marriage. The plea added that about 35 Muslim-dominated international locations criminalise homosexuality.
“Legalising same-sex marriage would violate Indian tradition and custom. The legalisation of same-sex marriage in a rustic with a 1.4-billion inhabitants will result in a rise in inhabitants and can adversely have an effect on the social material of society, range in tradition, custom, faith, and so on,” Noori added.
Nevertheless, the central authorities on Wednesday knowledgeable the Supreme Courtroom it can arrange a committee headed by the cupboard secretary to look at the issues confronted by the LGBTQIA+ group.
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