Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Naz_Foundation_v._Govt._of_NCT_of_Delhi
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation 160 Delhi Law Times 277
(2009) 111 DRJ 1
2009 (111) BomLR 3847
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 2 July 2009
gptkbp:fullName Naz Foundation v. Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
gptkbp:impact gptkb:decriminalization_of_homosexuality_in_India
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Delhi_High_Court
gptkbp:laterDevelopments Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018)
gptkbp:legalIssue constitutionality of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code
gptkbp:overruledBy Supreme Court of India in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation (2013)
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Naz_Foundation
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Section_377_of_Indian_Penal_Code
gptkbp:response gptkb:Government_of_NCT_of_Delhi
gptkbp:verdict Section 377 unconstitutional insofar as it criminalizes consensual sexual acts of adults in private
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Right_to_Privacy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6