Same-Sex Marriage/Marriage Equality- Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES - DAY 8

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9 May 2023 9:40 AM IST

  • Same-Sex Marriage/Marriage Equality- Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES - DAY 8

    A Five Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Constitution Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud will continue the hearing on a batch of petitions on same sex marriage/marriage equality.Follow the Live Updates...

    A Five Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Constitution Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud will continue the hearing on a batch of petitions on same sex marriage/marriage equality.

    Follow the Live Updates Here


    Live Updates

    • 9 May 2023 4:21 PM IST

      The bench has risen for the day. The hearings to continue tomorrow.

    • 9 May 2023 4:20 PM IST

      Datar: The recognition of same sex couples is a newly recognised right. It would be dangerous if these new found rights are retrofitted into old statutes.

      Sr Adv Datar concludes his arguments.

    • 9 May 2023 4:17 PM IST

      Datar: If your lordships now wants to answer the prayers, it'll amount to judicial retrofitting. The definition of retrofitting is to fit a new component into an old machinery.

    • 9 May 2023 4:16 PM IST

      Datar: But my humble submission is, making that declaration is the constitutional border of the judiciary. What rights same sex couples have- that is in territory of legislature.

    • 9 May 2023 4:16 PM IST

      Datar: Decriminalisation of homosexuality was a historic moment. It would be a jewel in the crown of Supreme Court. It's a huge impact of reading down a biblical based law which was anachronist to constitutional democracy.

    • 9 May 2023 4:16 PM IST

      Datar: So they use the word life partner differently than spouse. So spouse is not necessarily inclusive of life partner.

    • 9 May 2023 4:15 PM IST

      Datar: My last submission is that if you see the Arbitration and the Conciliation Act, in the 7th schedule, in conflict of interest, explanation one, they use the word "close family member refers to spouse, sibling, child, parent, or life partner."

    • 9 May 2023 4:04 PM IST

      Datar: I'm putting a proposition that once you recognise a right, future laws must take that recognition into account but there could be some derivative rights...

    • 9 May 2023 4:03 PM IST

      Datar: One cannot predict what will be the side effect or collateral damage or impact on other statutes.

    • 9 May 2023 4:03 PM IST

      Datar: Navtej Johar was monocentric. Shafeen Jahan was monocentric. Joseph Shine was monocentric. But this is a polycentric dispute where a large number of provisions will be involved.

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