Hearing in Supreme Court on Same Sex Marriage.
Hearing in Supreme Court on Same Sex Marriage.
Petitions were filed in the High Court regarding legal recognition of same sex marriage. After this, the Supreme Court had transferred all these petitions to itself. In this case, the Supreme Court is hearing everyday for the last 6 days. It is being heard by a constitution bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud. Hearing is going on again today in the case of same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is representing the government, while arguing on the legalization of same-sex marriage, said that the courts cannot give more rights to same-sex marriages.
Tushar Mehta presented the side of the government
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government, argued in the Supreme Court that he also cited the issue of domicile where the court would have to decide whether same-sex marriage Who will be the wife and husband. Mehta said that the wife gets the husband’s name after marriage. Arguing in the Supreme Court, Mehta said that if the custody of the adopted child goes to a mother, then it has to be seen who will be the mother of this child. How will it be decided in the case of same sex marriage?
Justice Ravindra Bhatt spoke on gay marriage
Hearing the issue of same-sex marriage, Justice Ravindra Bhatt said that if the same-sex couple belonged to different religions, then more problems would arise. Along with this, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that gay marriage (Same Sex Marriage) If recognized, it will have a deep impact on other laws as well. After which it will be discussed in the society.
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it’s a matter of parliament
While defending the Central Government in the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that it is a society issue. Parliament has the right to make laws on this. The Court is looking into a serious issue like Same Sex Marriage. Any decision given by the court will have a deep impact on the society.
