Same Sex Marriage- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing-DAY-2- LIVE UPDATES
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19 April 2023 4:47 AM GMT
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- 19 April 2023 7:00 AM GMT
Justice Kohli: How will you read it, if it is read as "person"?
Rohatgi: If you read it as a person, it will give a dual age. What will be 18, what will be 21?
Justice Bhat: So for main part you want it to be gender neutral but for Part C you want to retain male and female.
- 19 April 2023 6:55 AM GMT
Rohatgi discusses provisions of SMA.
J Kohli: What you want to read it as is instead of a man, read it as person.
CJI: According to you, if two men are getting married, it's not just Part 1 which will apply and if two women are getting married, it's not just Part 2 will apply.
- 19 April 2023 6:51 AM GMT
Rohatgi: I am saying that legislative tool maybe good when we're discussing a normal law. But today we're discussing a constitutional provision and if a constitutional declaration is granted, all laws are subservient to the constitution - so they must then be read in conformity