New Delhi, 18/4: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that there is no absolute concept of man or a woman and it cannot be only about the genitals, rather it is far more complex.
The top court, while going ahead with hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition to same-sex marriage, also said it would not step into personal laws but restrict it to the Special Marriage Act to give it gender neutral interpretation by evolving civil union relationship.
Appearing for the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud that there is a legislative intent that a marriage can only happen between a biological man and a biological woman under the laws including in the Special Marriage Act.