Key Points
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday on behalf of the government from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the case seeking legal recognition of same sex marriage..
While urging the Court to leave the issue to Parliament, Mehta argued that the law cannot be re-drafted again to allow same-sex marriage..
Here are six key arguments of the Centre.. 1. Religious definitions of marriage: The Centres first submission was that various religions have always recognised marriage only between a man and a woman..
The said secular enactments were enacted not as a means to create a new social legal institution, but rather as a means to overcome some limitations of religious personal laws, he said.. 2. Legitimate interest of state: Responding to the argument of the petitioners that the state can have no role in regulating personal relationships, Mehta argued that the state has a legitimate interest in regulating marriage...
However, Mehta argued that it might not be possible for the court to interpret the Special Marriage Act in isolation without touching personal laws..
