"What I had thought was that at least the court would make its stand clear, say that it is not in a position to make or change law but they would certainly direct the government to do it," he said. "I didn't expect it would be a very good judgement but it feels much worse than expected," said Uday Raj Anand, who along with his same-sex partner, was a petitioner in the case. Members of the LGBTQ community were seen coming out of the court in tears after the verdict, with some consoling each other. "The idea of marriage is not a fundamental right." The marital status is not conferred by the state," said Ravindra Bhat, one of the three other judges. Chandrachud and a second judge referred to recognising unions or civil unions of same-sex couples but the other three judges did not agree.
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