Indian High court orders protection to same-sex couple

The Allahabad high court, while directing the superintend of police (SP), Shamli, to give protection to a same-sex couple which alleged resistance from family and society, observed that «a constitutional court is duty-bound to monitor and observe the constitutional morality as well as rights of a citizen which are under threat only on account of sexual orientation».

Disposing of a writ petition filed by Sultana Mirza and Kiran Rani of Shamli, a division bench comprising Justice Shashi Kant Gupta and Justice Pankaj Bhatia also directed the SP to ensure that the couple is not harassed by anyone, Times Of India reports.