JUDGMENT :

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, Directing Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to inquire with the parents of the Petitioners and instruct them not to interfere with the life of the Petitioners and consequentially, to grant the necessary Police Protection to the Petitioners.

“There are many branches on the tree of life. There is no one way to be, and there is room for everyone to be who they are.”

1. This Writ Petition has brought to light an important issue requiring destigmatisation and acceptance in the eyes of the society. This Court has, therefore, consciously refrained from adopting the usual course of disposing cases of this nature that knocks the doors of this institution.

2. The crux of the case is as follows. The Petitioners, a lesbian couple whose relationship was being opposed by their parents who are the 4th and 5th Respondents fled to Chennai from their respective houses in Madurai. The said Petitioners, with the support extended by certain NGOs and persons belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community manag