The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage. According to PTI report, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud reserved its judgment after a 10-day hearing in the matter.
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The court is expected to deliver the judgment in the case in July after it reopens post the summer vacations. The court heard nearly 40 lawyers over a period of 10 days before it reserved the case for judgment.
The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul, S R Bhat, Hima Kohli and P S Narasimha, heard the rejoinder arguments advanced by senior advocates, including A M Singhvi, Raju Ramachandran, K V Viswanathan, Anand Grover and Saurabh Kirpal, who represented the petitioners.
During the hearing on Wednesday, the Centre told the apex court that any constitutional declaration made by it on pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage may not be a “correct course of action” as the court will not be able to foresee, envisage, comprehend and deal with its fallout, PTI reports.
The bench had observed that everyone was presuming that the declaration would be in the form of a writ.
The government has contended that legalising same-sex marriages is not in the court’s domain and it is for the parliament to legislate on it after consulting with the states.
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