New Delhi: Marriage between same-sex couples is "not permissible". This was said by the Solicitor General (SG), Tushar Mehta in front of a Delhi High Court bench on 14th September.
Mehta informed Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan that "our laws, legal system, society, and our values do not recognize a marriage, which is a sacrament, between same-sex couples".
The submission was made during a hearing of a PIL seeking a declaration that same-sex marriages be recognized under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) and Special Marriage Act.
PTI reported that SG Tushar Mehta advocated against the registration of such marriage for two reasons - firstly, the petition was asking the court to legislate, and secondly, any relief granted "would run contrary to various statutory provisions"
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