Same Sex Marriage- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing-DAY-2- LIVE UPDATES

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19 April 2023 4:47 AM GMT

  • Same Sex Marriage- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing-DAY-2- LIVE UPDATES

    A constitution bench of Supreme Court will continue hearing batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India.On the first day of the hearings in the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India, the primary arguments raised before the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court pertained to marriage being a way to help assimilate...

    A constitution bench of Supreme Court will continue hearing batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India.

    On the first day of the hearings in the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India, the primary arguments raised before the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court pertained to marriage being a way to help assimilate queer individuals in the society better and end stigma against them.

    The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha. 

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    • 19 April 2023 5:36 AM GMT

      Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi begins his submissions for the day.

    • 19 April 2023 5:36 AM GMT

      Rohatgi: The letter is dated yesterday. Your lordships issued notice five months ago. If you had somebody you could have issued the letter earlier. Unnecessary.

    • 19 April 2023 5:35 AM GMT

      SG Mehta: That doesn't dilute my request.

      Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi: My lords I am challenging a central law. Merely because it happens to be in the concurrent list, there is no rationale to say that the petition will be bad for non joinder of states.

    • 19 April 2023 5:35 AM GMT

      CJI DY Chandrachud: So you've told them now that the matter is going on? That's excellent! So now it's not that the states are unaware. You've informed them.

    • 19 April 2023 5:35 AM GMT

      SG Mehta: Before the petitioners start, I have something to place on record. In continuation of my request that states should be heard, UOI has written letters to all Chief Secretaries...

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