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Sec 377 hearing in Supreme Court: Long battle for individual freedom, mainstream discussion nears conclusion
Fp Staff •A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will pronounce on Thursday the verdict on a batch of petitions seeking decriminalisation of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1861.
Section 377: Supreme Court to begin hearing petitions against criminalising homosexuality today
Fp Staff •On Tuesday, a newly re-constituted five-judge Supreme Court constitution bench will commence hearing petitions on repealing Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises sexual relationship between persons of same sex.
Supreme Court to reconsider, review Section 377 of IPC: Apex court's 2013 judgment upheld criminality of gay sex
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court decided to reconsider the constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which has been used to decriminalise homosexuality.
Right to Privacy verdict: By terming sexual orientation an 'essential attribute', SC brings cheer to LGBT rights
Fp Staff •The SC verdict on Right to Privacy as a fundamental right invited much cheer from LGBT community in India as well.
Section 377: Supreme Court refers fresh petition on homosexuality to CJI
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred the fresh PIL seeking to overturn the colonial-era law of Section 377 of the IPC to Chief Justice of India stating that the petition is to be heard along with curative petition which is already pending in the apex court.
'Hope people will be allowed to love': From Nandita Das to P Chidambaram here's who said what on SC's move to reopen Section 377 debate
Fp Staff •From LGBT activists to Bollywood celebrities and politicians, the reactions to the Supreme Court's decision on Section 377 conveyed hope.
Section 377 makes criminals out of Pandian, Kokila and 2.5 mn LGBTs for their very existence, that’s why SC must revisit it
Vishnupriya •Section 377 has real repercussions on real people. People like you and I. People who have friends and families
Section 377 in Supreme Court: Tempering expectations ahead of today’s curative petition
Fp Archives •Today’s juncture breathes hope into the community’s tortuous 15-year battle to repeal Section 377, but it is important to temper this hope — expressed through candlelit vigils in cities across the country — with an understanding of the legal background on which the petition hinges
Rainbow at end of the tunnel? Curative petition on Section 377, a last legal remedy to toss draconian law out
Vishnupriya •In their bid to decriminalise Section 377, The LGBTQI groups have mobilised themselves, hundreds of gay men and women came out to their families, friends and to the world — because the personal is political.
Even as homosexuality remains illegal, Doordarshan broadcasts docu on LGBT issues
Fp Staff •In heartening news for the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community, public broadcaster Doordarshan has for the first time aired a documentary on issues related to the community.