Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi
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Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi is a landmark 2009 Delhi High Court judgment that first decriminalized consensual homosexual acts between adults in India by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21212303 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi Context triple: [Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, relatedCase, Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi]
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A.
Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation
Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation was a 2013 Supreme Court of India judgment that controversially reinstated the criminalization of consensual same-sex relations under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code before later being overturned.
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B.
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
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C.
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
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D.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized consensual same-sex relations by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and affirming constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
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E.
Sowmithri Vishnu v. Union of India
Sowmithri Vishnu v. Union of India was a Supreme Court of India decision that had upheld the constitutionality of the adultery offence under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code before it was later invalidated.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi Target entity description: Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi is a landmark 2009 Delhi High Court judgment that first decriminalized consensual homosexual acts between adults in India by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
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A.
Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation
Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation was a 2013 Supreme Court of India judgment that controversially reinstated the criminalization of consensual same-sex relations under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code before later being overturned.
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B.
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
-
C.
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
-
D.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized consensual same-sex relations by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and affirming constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
-
E.
Sowmithri Vishnu v. Union of India
Sowmithri Vishnu v. Union of India was a Supreme Court of India decision that had upheld the constitutionality of the adultery offence under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code before it was later invalidated.
- F. None of above. chosen
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