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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, drew a controversial parallel between same-sex marriages and incest by presenting a hypothetical situation.
The issue cropped up before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) U.U. Lalit while it was hearing a plea related to a company which allegedly took loans from 27 banks and siphoned off the money.
Four new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, taking its strength to 34, the highest-ever. According to separate Law Ministry notifications, justices Krishna Murari, SR Bhat, V Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy were appointed as judges of the top court. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names to the government last month.