Representing the Centre in the case, the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, spoke to ‘Legally Speaking’ on the final verdict of the Same-sex marriage. He stated, “I whole heartedly welcome the judgment. I am happy that my stand is accepted. All four judgements have taken the jurisprudence of our nation and the intellectual exercise which went into writing the judgments at a next level. There are very few courts in the world where one can expect this level of intellectual and scholarly judicial exercise. This judgement would be read across jurisdictions.”
“Today’s judgement balances the interests of individuals with the interests of a civilised society. It is an important step in jurisprudential development on the question of separation of powers and provides vivid and eloquent insights into the working of the Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary which functions complimenting each other strictly as per the Constitution,” the SG added.
