SAME SEX UNION ELITIST VIEW’

Moni Sharma

New Delhi: A day ahead of the constitution bench hearing in the Supreme Court seeking recognition of same-sex marriage in India, the Centre urged the top court to dismiss the batch of petitions stressing that the issues should be left to the wisdom of the elected representatives of the people.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Justice

Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice P S Narsimha, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice S Narsimha is scheduled to hear the batch of petitions on Tuesday. The court has been seized of 15 petitions demanding legal recognition for samesex marriages. Hearing, consequential outcome will have significant ramifications for country where common people and parties hold divergent views on the subject.

ATIQ, ASHRAF KILLINGS

A day ahead of hearing, Centre urged SC to dismiss the petitions

A five-judge constitution bench to hear batch of petitions today

CENTRE SUBMITS A FRESH APPLICATION THAT SAYS...

 Petitions before the court reflect urban elitist views for the purpose of social acceptance, do not represent the view nation.

 The court must refrain from passing such omnibus orders. Proper authority for the same is appropriate legislature.

GOEL AS EC: BENCH RECUSES

FROM HEARING PLEA IN SC

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph on Monday recused from hearing a plea challenging appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner. A Supreme Court bench of Justices Joseph and BV Nagarathna said, “List the matter before another bench”.