Constitution Bench

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

The Supreme Court on Monday referred the pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench for adjudication, saying the issue is of "seminal importance". A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said 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. "We are of the considered view that it would be appropriate if the issues raised are resolved by a bench of five judges with due regard to Article 145 (3) of the Constitution. Thus, we direct the matter be placed before a five-judge Constitution bench," said the bench, also comprising Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala. The court posted the matter for arguments on April 18 and said the proceedings will be live-streamed as is done in case of hearings before the constitution benches. Appearing for the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, urged the court to

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Next week onwards, all constitution bench hearings in the Supreme Court will be live-streamed

Article 143 of the Indian Constitution defines the conditions in which a constitution bench can be formed

Chief Justice N V Ramana on Monday said he has set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear the legal issue concerning the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and National Capital Territory government over control of services in Delhi. The CJI said a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud will hear the dispute between the Centre and the Delhi government. The matter was mentioned by an advocate before the bench also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and C T Ravikumar. On May 6, the top court had referred to a five-judge Constitution bench the issue of control of services in Delhi. The apex court had said the limited issue of control over services was not dealt with by the Constitution bench which elaborately dealt with all legal questions. "The limited issue that has been referred to this Bench relates to the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and NCT Delhi with respect to the term services'. The Constitution bench of this court, while ...

The bench had reserved its order on April 28 on the Centre's submission that the dispute over the control over services be referred to a five-judge bench

The bench said it would not allow two lawyers to argue on the same issue

The current trend of hearing high profile cases end to end should be carried forward

From the beginning of next month, the bench will commence hearing to examine the constitutional validity of the scrapping of the article's provisions

This bench would hear the issue of the ban on the entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age in Kerala's Sabarimala temple