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Section 377: Govt seeks Attorney Gen's opinion
NDTV Correspondent, Thursday September 17, 2009, New Delhi
After telling the Supreme Court that the Centre does not want a stay on the High Court order on Section 377, the Union Cabinet has asked the Attorney General of India to assist the apex court in every way to arrive at an opinion on the correctness of the High Court's judgment.

The government is yet to inform the Supreme Court of its stand on Section 377.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had decided against opposing the July 2 judgment of the Delhi High Court striking down provisions in Section 377 that criminalised same-gender, consensual sex.

The government had, however, already told the apex court that it doesn't want a stay on the verdict.
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Posted by JohnMKurian on Sep 17, 2009
HUMAN BEING AND HUMAN VALUES IN 20TH CENTURY
Posted by PChirimar on Sep 17, 2009
Its section 377 of the IPC and not article, which would imply its in the constitution.
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