SC verdict on gay sex takes us back to 1860: Chidambaram

December 12, 2013 12:21

A day after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to gay rights activists by upholding the constitutional validity of Section 377 making gay sex an offence, Union minister P Chidambaram on Thursday expressed his disappointment with the judgement.

Speaking to an English news channel, Chidambaram said he was extremely disappointed with the SC judgement on gay rights, adding we have gone back to 1860.

Ruing the verdict, the Finance Minister said laws cannot remain static.

He further demanded that the government file a curative petition in the apex court and ask for matter to be reviewed by a bench of five judges.

A bench of justices GS Singhvi and SJ Mukhopadhaya yesterday set aside the Delhi High Court's verdict which had in 2009 decriminalised gay sex among consenting adults in private.

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