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During the hearing of the same-sex marriage case, the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that allowing unrestricted personal autonomy with regards to sexual orientation could lead to challenging provisions later in the future for ideas like incest. The Central government made this argument before a Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. Mehta was opposing the petitioners' claim that selecting their sexual orientation is their right. However, the Chief Justice clarified that the petitioners were arguing that sexual orientation is an innate characteristic and not a matter of choice.