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The Indian government on Friday in New Delhi petitioned the Supreme Court to drop the ban on gay sex, saying individual rights must be respected.
The Indian Law Minister, Kapil Sibal, on Friday, said the government filed the review petition in the Supreme Court.
He said the violation of the law could be punished with up to 10 years in jail under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which prohibits homosexual sex.
Sibal expressed the hope that the right to personal choices was preserved.
The minister said a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court was expected to hear the petition at a date yet to be decided,
Gay rights activists in their reactions said that the law reflects British colonial standards and not Indian traditions.
The Indian Law Minister, Kapil Sibal, on Friday, said the government filed the review petition in the Supreme Court.
He said the violation of the law could be punished with up to 10 years in jail under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which prohibits homosexual sex.
Sibal expressed the hope that the right to personal choices was preserved.
The minister said a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court was expected to hear the petition at a date yet to be decided,
Gay rights activists in their reactions said that the law reflects British colonial standards and not Indian traditions.
