The central government has objected to quotes taken from American scholar Jeffrey A Segal and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Nivedita Menon by ex-CJI DY Chandrachud in his verdict decriminalising adultery. It said that "blanket reliance on international judgments is impermissible". "Who is this Segal? He has almost been referred to here as if he was second Ambedkar?" SC said.