The judgement is being held as historic by the civil society as the apex court has for the first time ruled in favour of same-sex relationships. A five-judge constitution bench concurred on the matter and presented their opinion with various philosophical and constitutional rationale.
Key takeaways of the historic verdict:
- History owes an apology to LGBT persons for ostracisation, discrimination, the Supreme Court of India said
- LGBT community possesses the same human and fundamental rights as other citizens
- Sexual orientation a biological phenomenon, any discrimination on this grounds is violative of fundamental rights
- So far as a consensual unnatural sexual act in private is concerned, it is neither harmful nor contagious to society
- Courts must protect the dignity of an individual as the right to live with dignity is recognised as a fundamental right
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