On October 17, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by the CJI unanimously refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage, saying there was "no unqualified right" to marriage.
Supreme Court judge S Ravindra Bhat, who recently refused legal recognition to same-sex marriages, has retired after over four years on the bench. | Latest News India
Lawyers for several same-sex couples had urged the Supreme Court to grant their relationships full legal recognition but the top court ruled that extending marriage equality was a parliamentary decision.