Same Sex Marriage- Supreme Court Hearing- DAY 7 Live Updates

Dwivedi: They were there. They were given dignity but marriage is not a matter of dignity. If that were so unmarried people wouldn't have any dignity. It's not like that.

CJI DY Chandrachud: Let's be very clear. The existence of same sex couple is not something which will be imported from some other place. It's as much a part of our society as anything else.

CJI DY Chandrachud: We're a Constitution with an enforceable chapter on fundamental rights.

Dwivedi: But fundamental rights don't operate in vaccum. They operate in context of given society. That's why I'm averse when some try to cross seas.

Dwivedi: Preparedness of society to accept the change is also equally important. Let's not rush.

Dwivedi: Don't dilute the status with tinkering.

CJI DY Chandrachud: Alright we got your point.

CJI DY Chandrachud: So you're saying that marriage is understood as a union between a heterosexual couple. And by recognising anything apart from that you're affecting traditional values.

Dwivedi: While claiming dignity, you should not inflict indignity, whether traditionally, culturally, historically, socially...these are valuable things. They may not have meaning to people who don't attach value to it.

Dwivedi: In Section 4, the sense is that they're husband and wife. If you substitute, it'll include all other relationships.

CJI DY Chandrachud: That's a different point.

CJI DY Chandrachud: When you say that I take you as a spouse, that is also consistent with I take you as a spouse who is my wife.

Justice Bhat: What you're driving at is this- that you're not looking at this form, you're looking at the traditional form...but argument is how are you diminishing the dignity?

Dwivedi: Because you have to tell marriage officer that i take you as a spouse