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2008 Verdict On Homosexuality Most Moving Moment: Justice Muralidhar
- Friday March 6, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The most moving moment for Justice S Muralidhar as a judge of the Delhi High Court was on July 2, 2009, when a bench involving him scrapped the penal provision which criminalised sexual intercourse between two consenting adults of same sex.
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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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"Can't Keep Women Away From Temple": Dipak Misra On Sabarimala Verdict
- Friday October 5, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who headed the benches that delivered a series of judgements on important issues including the criminalisation of politics, adultery, homosexuality, lynching and Sabarimala temple, said on Friday that an individual cannot be bereft of the idea of constitutional morality.
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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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Silence In Political Circles As Millions Applaud Section 377 Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The historic Supreme Court judgment sweeping out the British-era ban on gay rights, cheered by millions across the country, has been greeted with silence by most mainstream political parties. The ruling BJP remained silent as its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed a nuanced stance. The other NDA parties and all of oppos...
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"Look For Rainbow In Every Crowd": Chief Justice Of India's Top 5 Quotes
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore. In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday, overturned a 2013 judgement, which had upheld the 157-year-old colonial-era law, criminalizing gay sex. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, RF ...
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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.
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Full Text Of Supreme Court Judgment On Section 377
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | NDTV
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on homosexuality after a decades-old campaign against a colonial-era law used to hold back LGBT rights. Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups held tearful celebrations in cities across the country as the historic verdict was read out. "The law had become a weapon for harassment for ...
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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.
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UN Lauds Top Court Verdict On Homosexuality, Hopes It Will End Stigma
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
United Nations India on Thursday lauded the Supreme Court for striking down a "key component" of IPC's Section 377 which criminalises "specific sexual acts between adults" and said the judgment will boost efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against LGBTI persons.
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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...
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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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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
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2008 Verdict On Homosexuality Most Moving Moment: Justice Muralidhar
- Friday March 6, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The most moving moment for Justice S Muralidhar as a judge of the Delhi High Court was on July 2, 2009, when a bench involving him scrapped the penal provision which criminalised sexual intercourse between two consenting adults of same sex.
- 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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"Can't Keep Women Away From Temple": Dipak Misra On Sabarimala Verdict
- Friday October 5, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who headed the benches that delivered a series of judgements on important issues including the criminalisation of politics, adultery, homosexuality, lynching and Sabarimala temple, said on Friday that an individual cannot be bereft of the idea of constitutional morality.
- www.ndtv.com
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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...
- 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
-
Silence In Political Circles As Millions Applaud Section 377 Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The historic Supreme Court judgment sweeping out the British-era ban on gay rights, cheered by millions across the country, has been greeted with silence by most mainstream political parties. The ruling BJP remained silent as its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed a nuanced stance. The other NDA parties and all of oppos...
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Look For Rainbow In Every Crowd": Chief Justice Of India's Top 5 Quotes
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore. In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday, overturned a 2013 judgement, which had upheld the 157-year-old colonial-era law, criminalizing gay sex. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, RF ...
- www.ndtv.com
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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".
- 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
-
Full Text Of Supreme Court Judgment On Section 377
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | NDTV
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on homosexuality after a decades-old campaign against a colonial-era law used to hold back LGBT rights. Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups held tearful celebrations in cities across the country as the historic verdict was read out. "The law had become a weapon for harassment for ...
- 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
-
UN Lauds Top Court Verdict On Homosexuality, Hopes It Will End Stigma
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
United Nations India on Thursday lauded the Supreme Court for striking down a "key component" of IPC's Section 377 which criminalises "specific sexual acts between adults" and said the judgment will boost efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against LGBTI persons.
- 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
-
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