Decriminalising gay sex: Verdict challenged in apex court
July 8th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court’s verdict decriminalising homosexual sex, which has invited sharp reactions, had been challenged in the Supreme Court.
The lawsuit was filed by advocate Suresh Kumar Kaushal, who urged the apex court to review the high court’s July 2 ruling, which struck down penal provisions from sex between two consenting adults of the same gender following an NGO’s petition.
Advocate Kaushal may apprise the Supreme Court Thursday of his lawsuit filed on the matter and urge it hear the same at the earliest.
In his petition filed before the apex court registry Wednesday, he contended that homosexuality is unnatural, leads to perversion in society and ought not be permitted at any cost.
“No one can imagine the consequences of the unnatural acts. Even animals don’t indulge in such activities,” he said in his petition.
Kaushal said decriminalising homosexual acts would result in further spread of the HIV virus as “it has been amply proved that the HIV virus is a result of unnatural sex”.
- Apex court seeks centre's stand on homosexuality (Lead) - Jul 09, 2009
- Government's flip-flop on gay sex ban (Roundup) - Feb 23, 2012
- Activists slam government's stand on gay sex - Feb 23, 2012
- Supreme Court to hear pleas against gay sex in April (Lead) - Feb 07, 2011
- Supreme Court dismisses plea to hear armed forces on homosexuality - Feb 07, 2011
- Don't decriminalise gay sex: Home ministry - Feb 23, 2012
- Government undecided on plea against legalising gay sex (Lead) - Sep 10, 2009
- Notices to union and Delhi governments on Section 377 - Jul 09, 2009
- Supreme Court defers hearing on decriminalisation of gay sex - Apr 19, 2011
- Supreme Court to hear legalisation on gay rights - Apr 19, 2011
- Supreme Court to hear legalisation on gay rights - Feb 07, 2011
- SC likely to take up plea against legalizing homosexuality - Jul 09, 2009
- Scope of penal provision on gay sex wide: SC - Feb 16, 2012
- Scope of penal provision on gay sex wide: SC (Lead) - Feb 16, 2012
- Supreme Court to hear pleas against gay sex in April - Feb 07, 2011
Tags: advocate, apex, apex court, consenting adults, delhi high court, gay sex, hiv, hiv virus, homosexual acts, homosexual sex, homosexuality, kaushal, New Delhi, ngo, penal provisions, perversion, petition, suresh kumar, unnatural acts, unnatural sex
