A number of well-known LGBT Indians have lost a legal petition to challenge section 377 of India’s penal code.
Arvind Dattar, a lawyer for one of the petitioners, said “the supreme court refused to hear the matter and asked the petitioners to approach the chief justice of India.”
Section 377 of India’s penal code prohibits “carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal.” It was re-introduced by the supreme court in 2013 after a four year decriminalisation of homosexuality.
The petitioners argued it undermined their fundamental rights by failing to protect their sexual preferences.
A separate case to remove the ban is already being heard by India’s chief justice. Previously India’s supreme court has argued that only parliament has the power to change section 377.
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which says:
"Justice Bobde observed that the fresh petition by the celebrities be referred to Chief Justice Thakur for a decision on whether it should be tagged along with the curative petitions and further referred to a Constitution Bench."
So it is not rejected: this fresh petition by celebrities may just be joined to the 8 previous curative petitions which have been jointly accepted by the SC on Feb. 2. Which looks completely reasonable.
And if you want the law changing its a parliament matter. Or do you want unelected people making the law?
Education is the key, not this sort of stunt combined with lazy journalism.
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