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DY Chandrachud has refused to respond to criticism over judgements on scrapping Article 370 and same-sex marriage.
Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has made it clear that according to the Catholic faith, marriage is the union between a man and a woman, and Christian marriage is a sacrament and a symbol of the covenant between Christ and the Church.
The SC refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act, ruling that it is within the Parliament's ambit to change the law to validate such union.
The decision was announced by the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of the Sikhs.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud had on May 11 reserved its verdict on the pleas after a marathon hearing of 10 days.
In its submission to the apex court, which is hearing pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages, child rights body NCPCR argued that the concept of gender may be fluid but not mother and motherhood.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, while hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage, said it would be "far-fetched" to argue that there is no right to marry under the Constitution, which itself is a "tradition breaker".
The church said giving legal validation for such relationships is unnatural and an injustice to the family system that exists in the country.
While hearing the matter on April 27, the apex court had asked the Centre whether social welfare benefits can be granted to same-sex couples without going into legalising their marriage.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Thursday the 30-day notice provision has absolutely no connection with whether same-sex couples should have a right to marry.
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