New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court began hearing petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that makes homosexuality a crime. Yesterday, a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar had dismissed the Centre’s plea for adjourning today’s hearing. The Centre wanted some more time to file its response to the pleas on gay sex.
The Court, however, noted that since the case has been awaiting the hearing for some time, the Centre should have filed its response on PILs. Besides, Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Chandrachud and Justice Khanwilkar, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra will comprise the constitution bench established to hear the matter.
