New Delhi, May 3: The central government has said that it will consider giving some rights to such couples without legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
On behalf of the Central Government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that for this a committee will be constituted under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that the lawyers of both parties should meet and discuss among themselves.
The court said that the Attorney General, Solicitor General and other parties should hold a meeting on the matter over the weekend. The court made it clear that this process would have nothing to do with the side put forward in the counter affidavit of the Central Government.
On this, the lawyers appearing for the petitioners said that the government does not want to give legal recognition to gay marriage. This is a constitutional matter and cannot be resolved by the administrative decision of the Central Government.
During the hearing on April 27, the Supreme Court had asked the central government what benefits the government can give to same-sex couples without legal recognition of marriage.
Apart from Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhatt, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha are included in this constitution bench. On March 13, the court referred the matter to the Constitution Bench.
