The Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, discussed the mandatory 30-day notice period in the Special Marriage Act and observed that it’s patriarchal and “enables invasion of privacy”.

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi submitted that personal laws in the country “don’t discriminate” unlike the Special Marriage Act, while arguing that the provision of inviting objections to a wedding violates citizens’ fundamental rights.