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The bench had verbally observed that Parliament is empowered to legislate on the subject of marriage and divorce..
The bench Wednesday also discussed the probable effect on intestate succession Act if the Special Marriage Act, as demanded by the petitioners, was to be amended to legalise same-sex marriages.Agencies..
The Centre on Wednesday vehemently opposed the pleas seeking legalisation of same-sex marriage..
He went on to argue that "there is no absolute right to marry even between heterosexual couples... the court cannot force Parliament to devise a new conception of marriage..
Mehta further argued that any amendment made to the Special Marriage Act would have effect on heterosexual couples because SMA is largely for interfaith heterosexual couples..
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