CJI DY Chandrachud: It's not the question of what your genitals are. It's far more complex, that's the point. So even when Special Marriage Act says man and woman, the very notion of a man and a woman is not an absolute based on genitals.
CJI DY Chandrachud: There is no absolute concept of a man or an absolute concept of a woman at all.
CJI DY Chandrachud: The very notion of a biological man is absolute which is inherent.
SG Mehta: Biological man means biological man, there is no notion.
SG Mehta: My submission is that even Special Marriage Act- the legislative intent throughout has been relationship between a biological male and a biological female.
SG Mehta: Acceptance of societal relationships is never dependent on judgements of legislations. It comes only from within.
CJI DY Chandrachud: Those windows will open up whatever we decide.
SG Mehta: Several windows have opened. On the lighter side, several windows have already opened and now they're trying to open the door. I'm saying that you'll have to ultimately open your entire house.
SG Mehta: I'm begging to be heard.
Justice Kaul: We've said we don't want to get into the wider question. We're only deciding the A issue today. We can't be compelled to hear everything.
Justice Ravindra Bhat: If the remit is being defined in this manner...
SG Mehta: One Mr A is Hindu. He wants to continue as a Hindu and wants to marry under HMA...
Justice Kaul: We're not referring to that...
SG Mehta: Your lordships will have Hindus, Muslims- everyone will be affected. Therefore the central government very respectfully prays that states will have to be heard.
Justice Kaul: We don't want to touch personal laws right now. Confine to what we're discussing.