Same-sex marriage in India: What did Supreme Court say in the case?

The three-member bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud said that the issue was 'very seminal' and must be decided by a Constitution bench

Calling it a "very seminal issue", the Supreme Court of India (SC) on Monday referred the pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench for adjudication.

A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, said that the submissions on the issue involve an interplay between constitutional rights on the one hand and special legislative enactments, including the Special Marriage Act, on the other.

The bench, also comprising justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala, said that it was a matter which was important enough to be decided by a constitutional bench of five