Same-Sex Marriage Hearing Supreme Court LGBTQ Issue CJI Chandrachud No Absolute Concept Of Man Woman
ABP NewsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that there was no absolute concept of a man or a woman and the question was not of "what your genitals are". So, even when the Special Marriage Act says man and woman, the very notion of a man and a woman is not an absolute based on genitals," said the bench, which also comprised justices Justices SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha. All About The Batch Of Petitions Supreme Court Is Hearing Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said, "Biological man means man with biological genitals.If I have genitals of a man but otherwise I am a woman, as being suggested, how will I be treated under CrPC? The Supreme Court also asked lawyers to advance arguments on the Special Marriage Act after it was pointed out the difficulties and ramifications for the Hindu Marriage Act and personal laws of other religious groups if the top court were to hold same-sex marriages valid. "Then we can keep the personal laws out of the equation and all of you can address us on the Special Marriage Act," the court said.