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According to an eyewitness account, as the Chief
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Section 377 as a whole. The section was declared unconstitutional insofar it criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults in private. The judgement keeps intact the provision insofar as it applies to non-consensual non-vaginal intercourse and intercourse with minors.
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and disgust towards a particular social group or vulnerable minority, it held, is not a valid ground for classification under
Article 14. Article 15 of the Constitution forbids discrimination based on certain characteristics, including sex. The Court held that the word "sex" includes not only
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rights. Subsequently, there was a significant intervention in the case by a Delhi-based coalition of LGBT, women's and human rights activists called "Voices
Against 377", which supported the demand to "read down" section 377 to exclude adult consensual sex from within its purview.
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against the decision of the High Court to dismiss the petition on technical grounds. The
Supreme Court decided that Naz Foundation had the standing to file a public interest lawsuit in this case, and sent the case back to the Delhi High Court to reconsider it on the merits.
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biological sex but also sexual orientation, and therefore discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation is not permissible under
Article 15. The Court also noted that the right to life under Article 21 includes the
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decided not to file any appeal against the Delhi High Court's verdict, stating, "insofar as criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults in private was imposed upon Indian society due to the moral views of the
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and S. J. Mukhopadhaya) overturned the decision of the Delhi High Court. It said that the 2009 order of the High Court is "constitutionally unsustainable as only
Parliament can change a law, not courts".
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Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgement, decriminalized homosexuality and banned discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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the judgment was being carried by international news sites. Lawrence Liang called it India's
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790:"Navigating the Noteworthy and Nebulous in Naz Foundation"
154:. However, even that was overturned by a 5 judge bench in
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moment. Activists, commentators and organizations like
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1171:Chinmayee Jena v. State of Odisha
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1286:Queerala v. State of Kerala
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