New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi government and city police over a plea by an LGBTQ couple of Punjab to provide them with a safe house in the national capital. The LGBTQ couple of Punjab is in Delhi for the solemnization of their marriage and has sought the Delhi High Court for the provision of a safe house to them.
A single-judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta has sought the stand of the Delhi government and city police on the couple's plea. The Court has listed the matter for August 2 for further hearing. The petition was filed by an NGO Dhanak of Humanity along with an LGBTQ couple through advocate Utkarsh Singh. The couple is from Punjab and is in Delhi for the solemnization of their marriage.
They have challenged the inaction on the part of respondents in providing the safe house and are seeking directions to the respondents in the nature of guidelines for future cases like theirs as there is no specific direction for the grant of safe houses for couples belonging to the LGBTQ community.
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