The Supreme Court has notified the composition of the 5-judge bench which will hear a bunch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage. The bench will have - Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Nara. A bench headed by the CJI and comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha will hear the batch of petitions on April 18. On March 13, a bench headed by CJI Chandrachud had said, "It is a very seminal issue", while scheduling the matter for consideration before a five-judge bench. The proceedings will be live-streamed.
