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Rainbow at the end of the tunnel? Curative petition on Section 377, a last legal remedy to toss draconian law out
In the latest developments in the Section 377 issue, the Supreme Court is set to hear a curative petition filed by gay rights activists and Naz Foundation on 2 February. The curative petition is against the apex court's 11 December 2013 judgement upholding the validity of section in the Indian Penal Code and the January 2014 order by which it had dismissed many review petitions.
The bench will be headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur and will hear the petition filed for 'curing' the "defects in the judgement," reports IBNLive. Earlier the Delhi High Court in 2009 had repealed the Section 377, however the Supreme Court in 2013 declared that the Delhi Court could not have a say in the matter and that it was up to the Parliament to amend or strike down the law.
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/rain...remedy-to-toss-draconian-law-out-2605384.html
In the latest developments in the Section 377 issue, the Supreme Court is set to hear a curative petition filed by gay rights activists and Naz Foundation on 2 February. The curative petition is against the apex court's 11 December 2013 judgement upholding the validity of section in the Indian Penal Code and the January 2014 order by which it had dismissed many review petitions.
The bench will be headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur and will hear the petition filed for 'curing' the "defects in the judgement," reports IBNLive. Earlier the Delhi High Court in 2009 had repealed the Section 377, however the Supreme Court in 2013 declared that the Delhi Court could not have a say in the matter and that it was up to the Parliament to amend or strike down the law.
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/rain...remedy-to-toss-draconian-law-out-2605384.html
