NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR & ORS V. UNION OF INDIA

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Navtej Singh Johar and Others v. Union of India, AIR 2018 INSC 790

Published on: 16th December, 2025 Authored by: Nirali Saraf Indore Institute of Law Abstract The landmark judgment in Navtej Singh Johar and Others v. Union of India[1] represents a watershed moment in Indian constitutional jurisprudence and LGBTQ+ rights. The Supreme Court of India, in a unanimous verdict delivered by a five-judge constitutional bench, struck down […]

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NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR & ORS V. UNION OF INDIA (2018)

Published on: 6th November 2024 Authored by: Yukta Rao Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University INTRODUCTION Navtej Singh & Ors V. Union of India (2018) is a landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India that decriminalized all consensual sex among adults, including homosexual sex. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which made “carnal

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