The Supreme Court on October 17, 2023, is pronouncing its judgment in a series of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The Constitution Bench is headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and the other four judges are Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha. Petitioners Harish Iyer, Akkai Padmashali, Amrita hope that they win and things get easier with this judegment.