The Supreme Court on Tuesday started hearing on petitions requesting legal recognition of same-sex marriages . A five-member constitution bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice SK Kaul, Justice SR Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha is hearing the matter. Heated arguments also took place during the hearing. , CJI said- Things have changed a lot in five years

Regarding giving legal recognition to gay marriage During the hearing on the petition filed, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said, things have changed a lot in five years. He said, there is no such thing as an absolute concept of biological man and woman.

) Kapil Sibal opposes gay marriage

Kapil Sibal opposes same-sex marriage asked the Supreme Court what would happen if the marriage broke down? He said, what will happen to the child who has been adopted? In this case who would be the father of that child? He said, the states should be heard in the matter. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta apprised the SC that the Center has filed a petition raising preliminary objections on the maintainability of the petition.

A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud begins hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage pic.twitter.com/WWRG9lmMAQ

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2023 During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta reiterated that he would consider the Centre’s plea

During this, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, there is no legal lacuna in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act and the question is not of giving socio-legal sanction. He apprised the court that no one would discriminate against transgender persons. He said that there are provisions for reservation for transgenders.

The Supreme Court Sent the matter to a five member constitution bench for hearing on March Significantly, the Supreme Court in the homosexual case 06 On March, these petitions were sent before a five-member constitution bench for hearing. The Supreme Court had agreed to hear the Centre’s plea questioning the maintainability of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages.

Centre had told the court that the courts should refrain from deciding

petitions requesting recognition of same-sex marriage reflect urban elitist views and that recognition of marriage is essentially a legislative act that the courts should refrain from ruling on. The Center questioned the maintainability of the petitions, saying the legal validity of same-sex marriages would seriously damage the delicate balance of ‘personal law’ and acceptable social values.

What is the matter

Two same-sex couples have filed a petition for the implementation of their right to marry and the special marriage law have filed separate petitions seeking directions to the concerned authorities for registration of their marriage under the had asked the Center to give its reply on November.

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Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 1: 36 PM IST