The five-judge Supreme Court Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud concluded the hearing in the petitions on May 11, and reserved the matter for judgement.
NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud reserved its judgment after a 10-day hearing in the matter. 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. The bench had observed that everyone was presuming that the declaration would be in the form of a writ. Also read: Same sex marriage: Indian laws permit indi
A five-judge Constitution bench presided by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud was responding to arguments that a mere declaration by the court that same sex couples have the right to marry would not serve the purpose.