While the petitioners cited fundamental rights and argued that LGBTQIA+ couples deserve the legal privileges bestowed by marriage, the other side argued about the impact on children and the state's legitimate interest in regulating marriages. Here's an issue-wise breakdown.
On Day 4 of hearing, advocates Geetha Luthra, Jayna Kothari, Anand Grover, Menaka Guruswamy, Saurabh Kirpal, and Vrinda Grover made submissions on topics ranging from the Foreign Marriage Act to natal family violence.
Moreover, as the case travels up the food chain, it gets weaker due to poor quality of investigation and weak evidence which does not add up before the higher courts.The