Section 377 of IPC is violative of Right to live with dignity: SC
September 06, 2018 13:07
More details of the SC verdict:
Justices R F Nariman, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra write separate concurring verdicts.
-- Courts must protect dignity of an individual as right to live with dignity is recognised as fundamental right.
-- Sexual orientation is a biological phenomenon, and any discrimination on this grounds is violative of fundamental rights.
-- So far as consensual unnatural sexual act in private is concerned, it is neither harmful nor contagious to society.
-- Govt, media must give wider publicity to SC judgement so that LGBTQ community doesn't face discrimination: Justice Nariman.
-- Members of LGBTQ community were targeted and exploited due to Sec 377 of IPC, says Justice Chandrachud. Members of LGBTQ community have Constitutional rights like that of other citizens.
-- Constitution nurtures dissent as safety valve of society, we can't change history but can pass way for better future.
-- Due to Sec 377 LGBT members forced to live in hiding and as 2nd class citizens while others enjoy right of sexual orientation.
-- History owes an apology to the LGBTQ community for denying them rights and compelling them to live a life of fear: Justice Indu Malhotra.
-- India is signatory of international treaties on rights of LGBT and it is obligatory to adhere to treaties.
-- Section 377 of IPC is violative of Right to live with dignity.
-- Justice Chandrachud says denial of right to sexual orientation is akin to denial of right to privacy.
-- Society cannot dictate sexual relationship between consenting adults as it a private affair.
-- Homosexuality is not a mental disorder. It is a completely natural condition
Justices R F Nariman, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra write separate concurring verdicts.
-- Courts must protect dignity of an individual as right to live with dignity is recognised as fundamental right.
-- Sexual orientation is a biological phenomenon, and any discrimination on this grounds is violative of fundamental rights.
-- So far as consensual unnatural sexual act in private is concerned, it is neither harmful nor contagious to society.
-- Govt, media must give wider publicity to SC judgement so that LGBTQ community doesn't face discrimination: Justice Nariman.
-- Members of LGBTQ community were targeted and exploited due to Sec 377 of IPC, says Justice Chandrachud. Members of LGBTQ community have Constitutional rights like that of other citizens.
-- Constitution nurtures dissent as safety valve of society, we can't change history but can pass way for better future.
-- Due to Sec 377 LGBT members forced to live in hiding and as 2nd class citizens while others enjoy right of sexual orientation.
-- History owes an apology to the LGBTQ community for denying them rights and compelling them to live a life of fear: Justice Indu Malhotra.
-- India is signatory of international treaties on rights of LGBT and it is obligatory to adhere to treaties.
-- Section 377 of IPC is violative of Right to live with dignity.
-- Justice Chandrachud says denial of right to sexual orientation is akin to denial of right to privacy.
-- Society cannot dictate sexual relationship between consenting adults as it a private affair.
-- Homosexuality is not a mental disorder. It is a completely natural condition