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

Sibal: They said we don't expect Parliament to recognise this and therefore, we urge your lordships to give us a declaration. That's a very dangerous proposition.

Sr Adv Kapil Sibal (appearing for Jamiat-Ulema-i-Hind): I'll start by saying that I was very worried at the outset when on the other side it was said that parliament is not going to do anything about it.

Dwivedi: There is other sexual orientation involved in heterosexual marriages. It's not that that is not a sexual orientation - women are being protected there. That is under 15(3). They're coming together for good of society - procreation.

CJI DY Chandrachud: We're also working on that, even that is not lost to SC on its administrative side. We're working on it. We're working to ensure that Livestreaming content can be simultaneously made available in other languages.

CJI DY Chandrachud: Livestreaming in court proceedings has really taken our court to the homes and hearts of common citizens.

Dwivedi: The only thing is our debates happen in English and in villages etc people cannot follow. Language problem is complex in India.

Dwivedi: One important aspect of these proceedings is that there is churning in the society. Because of live streaming, people are thinking about it.

Justice Narasimha: Once there is a recognition and court stops there, it's one of the important things...

Justice Narasimha: The order of the court is in the context of recognising the existence of a right. It's thereafter for the legislature. Court may not be able to take actions to implement it.

CJI DY Chandrachud: Take the case of privacy. We were conscious of the fact that if we have to implement privacy as data privacy, we can't do it ourselves. So we left it to parliament to legislate. But the very act of court granting a degree of legitimacy to privacy was vital.

Justice Bhat: I am not just talking about the constitutional branches. I'm also talking about the society. How it is assimilated is not up to us.