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Consider leaving questions raised in same sex marriage pleas to Parliament: Centre to SC

Updated on: 26 April,2023 02:28 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud that the apex court is dealing with a "very complex subject", which has a "profound social impact"

Consider leaving questions raised in same sex marriage pleas to Parliament: Centre to SC

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The Centre on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to consider leaving questions raised in the pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriages to Parliament.


Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud that the apex court is dealing with a "very complex subject", which has a "profound social impact".


"The real question is who would take a call on what constitutes marriage and between whom," Mehta said on the fifth day of hearing.


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He told the bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul, S R Bhat, Hima Kohli and P S Narasimha, that there would be ramifications on several other statutes which would need a debate in the society and also in various state legislatures.

Hearing in the matter is underway.

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