SC verdict on validity of Sec 377 likely today

Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Thursday its much-awaited verdict on a clutch of petitions seeking decriminalisation of a 158-year-old colonial law......

SC reserves order on plea against decriminalising gay sex

After a marathon hearing spanning over a month, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a bunch of petitions challenging the Delhi high court verdict decriminalising gay sex among......

Anti-gay law offshoot of British colonialism: Centre to SC

Anti-gay law in the country is an offshoot of British colonialism and the Indian society earlier was more tolerant towards homosexuality, the Centre on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court......

Criminalising gay sex against Constitution: SC told

Gay rights activists on Monday submitted in the Supreme Court that criminalising homosexual acts is against constitutional values and law should not interfere when consenting adults are involved.......