"There are situations where adoptions take place, and thereafter, there is biological children. There are many situations where adoption is the norm."Justice S Ravindra Bhat
The five-judge Supreme Court bench on Wednesday, 10 May, while hearing petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages in the country, said that adoption is the norm in many situations, and not the exception.
Aishwarya Bhati, the Additional Solicitor General of India, was arguing that a child requires both a mother and father, and besides, the right to adopt under the current law is only for heterosexual couples.