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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..
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 Centre had also told the court that it had received responses from seven states on the issue of same-sex marriage and the governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Assam had opposed the petitioners' contention seeking legal validation for such wedlock..
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