A five Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court headed by CJI DY Chandrachud will continue the hearing on a batch of petitions on same sex marriage the tenth day on Thursday. The bench comprises Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha. The Centre yesterday (Wednesday) told the Supreme Court that it had received responses from seven states on the plea to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. Three states — Rajasthan, Assam and Andhra Pradesh — have opposed the plea, while the remaining four — Sikkim, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur — have sought more time. Earlier on Tuesday, the court has said that marriage is a constitutional right and not merely a statutory right.