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

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19 April 2023 10:17 AM IST

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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...

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19 April 2023 11:06 AM IST
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi begins his submissions for the day.
19 April 2023 11:06 AM IST
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 11:05 AM IST
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 11:05 AM IST
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 11:05 AM IST
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...

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

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Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi begins his submissions for the day.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.