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Same-Sex Marriage hearing: Ahead of the hearing, the Centre filed an affidavit in the apex court, saying that the extension of the concept of marriage beyond heterosexual union is “tantamount to creating a new social institution”. The government said the petitioners, by demanding same-sex marriage rights, were advancing “mere urban elitist views for the purpose of social acceptance.”, India News, Times Now

Same-sex marriage: In a Supreme Court hearing, the Centre said that accepting the right of same-sex marriage would lead to a judicial re-writing of an entire branch of law. The Centre argued that mainstream, socio-legal relationships across all religions are considered a sacrament, and even though considered a contract in Islam, valid marriage is only between biological male and female. The Supreme Court continues to hear a clutch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage, with the debate expected to have significant ramifications in India., India News, Times Now