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Petition Against Verdict Criminalising Gay Sex No Longer Valid: Supreme Court
- Thursday February 8, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the curative pleas against the 2013 judgement, which had re-criminalised consensual gay sex in private, have become "infructuous" keeping in mind the subsequent 2018 verdict decriminalising the act.
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"Striking Down Special Marriage Act Will Take India To...": Chief Justice
- Tuesday October 17, 2023
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, presiding over a hearing on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, said if the Special Marriage Act (SMA) is struck down, it will take the country to the "pre-independence era".
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Sexuality Is Not Free Speech, Says Arun Jaitley On Section 377 Verdict
- Sunday October 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said he did not agree with the portion of the historic Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex that called sexuality a part of free speech, as he felt it raises questions on restraining any form of homosexual or bisexual activity in a school hostel, prison or army frontier.
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UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377
- Wednesday September 26, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.
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For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
- Saturday September 8, 2018
- India News | Written by Alok Pandey
The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...
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This Is What Google, Facebook Did After Top Court's Section 377 Verdict
- Friday September 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Google India put out a 'rainbow flag' on its homepage on Thursday to mark the decriminalisation of consensual gay sex by the Supreme Court.
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"Homosexuality Not A Crime, But It's Not Natural": RSS On Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
As millions celebrated a historic Supreme Court verdict ending the ban on consensual gay sex between adults, the RSS said it does not support "this kind of relationship".
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LGBTQ Community Celebrates Historic Verdict Ending Ban On Homosexuality
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Celebrations broke out today as the LGBTQ community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, asserting that the "historic" verdict granted them a basic human right but also acknowledging that complete equality was still some distance away.
- www.ndtv.com
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Legal Experts Welcome "Celebratory" Verdict On Section 377
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Senior advocates and jurists on Thursday welcomed the historic verdict of the Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex between adults, saying everyone has the right to live a dignified life with equality.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Homosexuality Not A Mental Disorder": 5 Big Quotes From Sec 377 Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday has struck down the Section 377, which criminalized homosexuality. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra gave the the verdict on a bunch of petitions filed by five celebrity petitioners, to scrap the law. The Chief Justice, while reading out the verdict s...
- www.ndtv.com
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The 5 Men And Women Who Challenged Ban On Homosexuality
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
The Supreme Court today has said homosexuality is not a crime in India. The top court pronounced its verdict on petitions challenging the colonial-era Section 377 that criminalises consensual gay sex. In 2013, the Supreme Court had cancelled a Delhi high court order that had decriminalized homosexuality, by overturning the outdated law, saying it w...
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Section 377 Verdict Live Updates: "History Owes Apology To LGBT," Says Supreme Court
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Arun Nair
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today scrapped the controversial Section 377- a 158-year-old colonial law on consensual gay sex. The Supreme Court reversed its own decision and said Sectuion 377 is irrational and arbitary. "LGBT Community has same rights as of any ordinary citizen. Respect for individual choice is the essence of liberty; ...
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Consensus Verdict, Says Chief Justice, Reads Out Section 377 Decision
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Four Supreme Court judges have give concurring judgements on Section 377, the controversial law that bans gay consensual sex. "Sustenance of identity is the pyramid of life," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said. The verdict will have a seminal impact on gay rights in the country. The Supreme Court had in 2013 restored Section 377, a controversi...
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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Decriminalisation Of Homosexuality
- Tuesday July 17, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Court which criminalises consensual gay sex
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Will Examine Correctness Of 2013 Verdict On Gay Sex, Says Supreme Court
- Tuesday July 10, 2018
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A 150-year-old law that prescribes a life term in jail for gay sex is under spotlight as a five-judge Constitution Bench started hearing a bunch of petitions that call for its scrapping. The bench, however, said it would only examine the "correctness" of its verdict of 2013, which cancelled a Delhi High Court judgment that said the law criminalizin...
- www.ndtv.com
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Petition Against Verdict Criminalising Gay Sex No Longer Valid: Supreme Court
- Thursday February 8, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the curative pleas against the 2013 judgement, which had re-criminalised consensual gay sex in private, have become "infructuous" keeping in mind the subsequent 2018 verdict decriminalising the act.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Striking Down Special Marriage Act Will Take India To...": Chief Justice
- Tuesday October 17, 2023
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, presiding over a hearing on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, said if the Special Marriage Act (SMA) is struck down, it will take the country to the "pre-independence era".
- www.ndtv.com
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Sexuality Is Not Free Speech, Says Arun Jaitley On Section 377 Verdict
- Sunday October 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said he did not agree with the portion of the historic Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex that called sexuality a part of free speech, as he felt it raises questions on restraining any form of homosexual or bisexual activity in a school hostel, prison or army frontier.
- www.ndtv.com
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UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377
- Wednesday September 26, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.
- www.ndtv.com
-
For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
- Saturday September 8, 2018
- India News | Written by Alok Pandey
The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...
- www.ndtv.com
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This Is What Google, Facebook Did After Top Court's Section 377 Verdict
- Friday September 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Google India put out a 'rainbow flag' on its homepage on Thursday to mark the decriminalisation of consensual gay sex by the Supreme Court.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Homosexuality Not A Crime, But It's Not Natural": RSS On Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
As millions celebrated a historic Supreme Court verdict ending the ban on consensual gay sex between adults, the RSS said it does not support "this kind of relationship".
- www.ndtv.com
-
LGBTQ Community Celebrates Historic Verdict Ending Ban On Homosexuality
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Celebrations broke out today as the LGBTQ community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, asserting that the "historic" verdict granted them a basic human right but also acknowledging that complete equality was still some distance away.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Legal Experts Welcome "Celebratory" Verdict On Section 377
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Senior advocates and jurists on Thursday welcomed the historic verdict of the Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex between adults, saying everyone has the right to live a dignified life with equality.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Homosexuality Not A Mental Disorder": 5 Big Quotes From Sec 377 Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday has struck down the Section 377, which criminalized homosexuality. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra gave the the verdict on a bunch of petitions filed by five celebrity petitioners, to scrap the law. The Chief Justice, while reading out the verdict s...
- www.ndtv.com
-
The 5 Men And Women Who Challenged Ban On Homosexuality
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
The Supreme Court today has said homosexuality is not a crime in India. The top court pronounced its verdict on petitions challenging the colonial-era Section 377 that criminalises consensual gay sex. In 2013, the Supreme Court had cancelled a Delhi high court order that had decriminalized homosexuality, by overturning the outdated law, saying it w...
- www.ndtv.com
-
Section 377 Verdict Live Updates: "History Owes Apology To LGBT," Says Supreme Court
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Arun Nair
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today scrapped the controversial Section 377- a 158-year-old colonial law on consensual gay sex. The Supreme Court reversed its own decision and said Sectuion 377 is irrational and arbitary. "LGBT Community has same rights as of any ordinary citizen. Respect for individual choice is the essence of liberty; ...
- www.ndtv.com
-
Consensus Verdict, Says Chief Justice, Reads Out Section 377 Decision
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Four Supreme Court judges have give concurring judgements on Section 377, the controversial law that bans gay consensual sex. "Sustenance of identity is the pyramid of life," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said. The verdict will have a seminal impact on gay rights in the country. The Supreme Court had in 2013 restored Section 377, a controversi...
- www.ndtv.com
-
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Decriminalisation Of Homosexuality
- Tuesday July 17, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Court which criminalises consensual gay sex
- www.ndtv.com
-
Will Examine Correctness Of 2013 Verdict On Gay Sex, Says Supreme Court
- Tuesday July 10, 2018
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A 150-year-old law that prescribes a life term in jail for gay sex is under spotlight as a five-judge Constitution Bench started hearing a bunch of petitions that call for its scrapping. The bench, however, said it would only examine the "correctness" of its verdict of 2013, which cancelled a Delhi High Court judgment that said the law criminalizin...
- www.ndtv.com