Risks of legal challenge to definition of marriage illustrated by Indian Supreme Court decision: Shanmugam

SINGAPORE — The risks of a legal challenge to the current definition of marriage in Singapore have been"starkly illustrated" by an Indian Supreme Court decision to recognise different types of"families", Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Thursday .

India's highest court ruled last month that familial relationships may take the form of domestic, unmarried partnerships or queer relationships, and that such"atypical manifestations" of the family unit are equally deserving of social welfare benefits. He reiterated that the Singapore Government will amend the Constitution to prevent the current definition of marriage from being challenged in the courts, after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in his National Day Rally speech last week that Section 377A will be repealed.

The court ruled in her favour, noting that the predominant understanding of the concept of a"family" both in the law and in society is that it consists of a single, unchanging unit with a mother and a father — who remain constant over time — and their children.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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