Section 377 IPC (Homosexuality) judgment

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	legal judgment
gptkbp:awardedBy	LGBTQ rights right to privacy right to equality right to dignity
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:(2018)_10_SCC_1 subsequent LGBTQ rights cases in India
gptkbp:country	gptkb:India
gptkbp:deliveredBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:effect	decriminalized consensual homosexual acts between adults
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Section 377 IPC (Homosexuality) judgment
gptkbp:impact	landmark in Indian LGBTQ rights movement
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:A._M._Khanwilkar gptkb:Indu_Malhotra gptkb:R._F._Nariman gptkb:D._Y._Chandrachud
gptkbp:judgmentDate	2018-09-06
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Dipak_Misra
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	widespread national and international media
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Navtej_Singh_Johar_v._Union_of_India
gptkbp:overruledBy	gptkb:Suresh_Kumar_Koushal_v._Naz_Foundation
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:Keshav_Suri gptkb:Navtej_Singh_Johar gptkb:Ayesha_Kapur gptkb:Aman_Nath gptkb:Ritu_Dalmia gptkb:Sunil_Mehra
gptkbp:powers	5
gptkbp:predecessor	LGBTQ rights in India
gptkbp:principle	individual autonomy non-discrimination constitutional morality transformative constitutionalism
gptkbp:publicReaction	celebrated by LGBTQ community supported by human rights organizations
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Section_377_of_the_Indian_Penal_Code
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:decriminalization_of_homosexuality_in_India
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:D._Y._Chandrachud
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5