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India to review ruling on law banning gay sex
Source: Reuters
India to review ruling on law banning gay sex
Reuters in Delhi
Tuesday 2 February 2016 13.33 GMT
India’s top court is to review a decision that upheld a colonial-era law which criminalises gay sex, in a victory for rights campaigners at a time when the country is navigating a path between tradition and modernity.
The supreme court on Tuesday asked a five-judge bench to reconsider its 2013 ruling that only parliament can change the 1860 law, which imposes a 10-year sentence for gay sex.
“It is definitely a move forward,” said lawyer Anand Grover, as activists cheered outside the court.
This is the last legal avenue for campaigners seeking to use the courts to strike down the law. If unsuccessful, any future decisions to lift the ban will rest with politicians, who are largely conservative and opposed to change.
The supreme court made a surprise ruling in 2013 that reinstated the ban on gay sex after a four-year period of decriminalisation.
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Reuters in Delhi
Tuesday 2 February 2016 13.33 GMT
India’s top court is to review a decision that upheld a colonial-era law which criminalises gay sex, in a victory for rights campaigners at a time when the country is navigating a path between tradition and modernity.
The supreme court on Tuesday asked a five-judge bench to reconsider its 2013 ruling that only parliament can change the 1860 law, which imposes a 10-year sentence for gay sex.
“It is definitely a move forward,” said lawyer Anand Grover, as activists cheered outside the court.
This is the last legal avenue for campaigners seeking to use the courts to strike down the law. If unsuccessful, any future decisions to lift the ban will rest with politicians, who are largely conservative and opposed to change.
The supreme court made a surprise ruling in 2013 that reinstated the ban on gay sex after a four-year period of decriminalisation.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/02/india-to-review-ruling-law-criminalising-homosexuality
