The Centre on May 10 told the Supreme Court that seven States have either opposed legal recognition of same-sex marriage or said the issue required “intense and expansive debates”.
Appearing before a Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Centre, said Rajasthan had opposed the idea of giving legal status to same-sex marriage while Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Manipur and Sikkim have said they cannot respond without the benefit of threadbare discussions on it across a large platform.
The Centre had written to all the States and Union Territories for their opinion on same-sex marriage. These seven had replied.