‘Seminal issue’: Five judge SC bench to hear same-sex marriage pleas

https://ift.tt/QZkeyHS The Supreme Court on Monday referred a bunch of pleas seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench for adjudication, saying it is a “seminal issue” and an “important matter”. The apex court took the step despite the Centre’s insistence that Parliament alone should take a call on the subject whose intricacies could impact “how our society develops henceforth”.

https://ift.tt/TKnlv4Y from Times of India https://ift.tt/QZkeyHS