Same-sex marriages incompatible with 'Indian family' concept: Centre to SC

The central government on Sunday opposed the legal recognition of same-sex marriages in the country in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court. While invoking the existing concept of the "Indian family unit," the government argued that the registration of marriages of homosexual persons would violate personal laws and codified law provisions as well as disturb the "accepted societal values" in the country.