It is a wise and welcome decision of the Delhi High Court to declare that 377 of IPC is violative of 21, 14, 15 of the constitution, belatedly nevertheless. Now the same sex marriage/partnership needs to be legalised, family laws must be amended. More over, laws relating to rape are also in dire need of drastic amendment.
This is the first positive move/achievement in a long battle On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 6:28 PM, sunil kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Delhi HC decriminalises homosexuality > NDTV > Correspondent<http://www.ndtv.com/news/search/results.php?cfeed=tw%3BSU%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndtv.com%3BLC%3A%23003399%3BVC%3A%23008000%3BDC%3A%23999999%3BTB%3A0%3BPBG%3A1%3BGP%3A0%3B%3BRBG%3A%23DCDCDC&hl=en&q=NDTV%20Correspondent&site=ndtv.com>, > Thursday July 2, 2009, New Delhi > <http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/will_homosexuality_become_legal.php> > > In a revolutionary verdict, Delhi High Court on Thursday legalised gay sex > among consenting adults. > > The Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code as far as it criminalises gay sex > among consenting adults is violation of fundamental rights, the high court > said. > > Any kind of discrimination is anti-thesis of right to equality, the court > said, while allowing plea of gay rights activists for decriminalisation of > homosexuality. > > The Naz Foundation along with an activist group Voices Against 377 had > filed a petition seeking decriminalisation of homosexuality. > > Earlier, the UPA government was in favour of scrapping Section 377 with > Law > <http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/will_homosexuality_become_legal.php#>Minister > Veerappa Moily calling the law outdated. But later the Centre > backtracked with both Moily and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad calling for > consensus. > > Speaking to NDTV, on the UPA's stand, > Home<http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/will_homosexuality_become_legal.php#>Minister > P Chidambaram said all views would be taken into account before the > government takes a decision. > > *What is Section 377?* > > Section 377 in the Indian Penal Code was created in 1861 by the British and > outlaws what it calls any acts against the order of nature and the > punishment for violating it, can be up to 10 years along with a fine. > > Section 377 has widely been considered a completely outdated and bizarre > law. > > Activists say Section 377 is a powerful weapon in the hands of police. It > is often used to harass gay people. > > The gay community argues that it also forms the basis for the widespread > stigma and discrimination against them. > > A repeal of Section 377 will also mean changes in civil > laws<http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/will_homosexuality_become_legal.php#>pertaining > to inheritance, property and adoption > > > > -- W A Laskar Freelance Reporter and Human Rights Activist with Barak Human Rights Protection Committee, http://bhrpc.net.googlepages.com 15, Panjabari Road, Darandha, Six Mile, Guwahati-781037, Assam, India Cell: +919401134314 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
