Three-judge bench starts hearing

On March 13, 2023, the Supreme Court started hearing a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages. The pleas were listed for hearing before a Bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala. The apex court had, on January 6, clubbed and transferred to itself all such petitions pending before different high courts, including the Delhi High Court.