Supreme Court strikes down Section 377 in unanimous verdict on Thursday. CJI Dipak Misra says there is a consensus among the judgments, which means all the judges are in agreement on the criminalisation of Section 377. 1) NALSA – Rights of LGBTQ community recognized including life with dignity. In the same vein, at[Read More…]
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Congress slams government for not taking stand on decriminalizing gay sex
New Delhi: With the Narendra Modi government leaving decriminalizing gay sex to Supreme Court’s wisdom, Congress on Wednesday slammed it for not taking a stand on the issue and claimed it the government believes in such draconian laws. It is extremely unfortunate that after evolving as a society, we continue[Read More…]
SC seeks government’s response on plea against provision criminalising gay sex
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central government’s response on hotelier Kesav Suri challenging Indian Penal Code’s Section 377 which criminalises any sort of homosexual activity and other forms of unnatural sex. Suri, the Managing Director of Lalit Suri Hospitality group, is also an LGBT rights activists. As[Read More…]