new delhi amid the ongoing debate over samesex marriage in the country rashtriya swayamsevak sangh on tuesday toed the line of the centre stating that it considers marriage as sanskar in the hindu life which is neither for enjoyment or contract but for social goodthis comes after the centre in its affidavit had opposed the plea seeking legal recognition of samesex marriage saying that living together as partners by samesex individuals which is decriminalised now is not comparable with the indian family unit and they are clearly distinct classes which cannot be treated identicallyspeaking to the reporters rss general secretary dattatreya hosabale said that marriage can take place between two persons of opposite gendermarriages can take place between two opposite genders in hindu life marriage is sanskar it isnt for enjoyment neither it is a contract living together is different but what is called marriage is a sanskar in hindu life for thousands of years which means that two individuals get married and live together not only for themselves but for the family and for the social good marriage is neither for sexual enjoyment nor a contract he saidthe centre filed the affidavit countering the demand made by various petitioners seeking legal recognition of samesex marriagein the affidavit centre opposed the plea and said that pleas seeking legal recognition of samesex ought to be dismissed as there exists no merit in these petitionssamesex relationships and heterosexual relationships are clearly distinct classes which cannot be treated identically the government said as its stand against the petition seeking legal recognition of lgbtq marriageit is for the legislature to judge and enforce such societal morality and public acceptance based upon indian ethos the centre said in its affidavit and added that western decisions sans any basis in indian constitutional law jurisprudence cannot be imported in this contextin the affidavit centre apprised the supreme court that living together as partners by samesex individuals which is decriminalised now is not comparable with the indian family unit concept of a husband a wife and childrencentre submitted that the principles of legitimate state interest as an exception to life and liberty under article 21 would apply to the present case centre submitted that the statutory recognition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman is intrinsically linked to the recognition of the heterogeneous institution of marriage and the acceptance of the indian society based upon its own cultural and societal values which are recognized by the competent legislaturethere is an intelligible differentia normative basis which distinguishes those within the classification heterosexual couples from those left out samesex couples this classification has a rational relation with the object sought to be achieved ensuring social stability via recognition of marriages the government saidcentre submitted before the supreme court that statutory recognition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman is intrinsically linked to the recognition of the heterogeneous institution of marriage and the acceptance of the indian society based upon its own cultural