A Constitution bench of India’s Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice P S Narasimha, began hearing a batch of petitions related to marriage equality on April 18. The court hearings ended on May 11, and the judgment is eagerly awaited. Homosexual relations were decriminalised with the reading down of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, thanks to the apex court’s verdict in 2018. Marriage equality would be another big step.