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Tirupati . lucknow NEARBY Larger Bench to decide on Sec. 377 Cybercrime victims I Petition seeks to quash law I Societal morality changes I Concept of consensual sex may can complain online criminalising homosexuality with time: Supreme Court need more protection: apex court Portal to accept online abuse cases too AAP marks entry to Krishnadas Rajagopal RS with three MPs NEW DELHI ‘Everybody has NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Mon­ equal right’ Three candidates nominated day referred to a larger by the Aam Aadmi Party — Bench a writ petition led A majority of political Sanjay Singh, Narain Dass by ve gay and lesbian mem­ parties have welcomed the Gupta and Sushil Gupta — bers of the LGBT communi­ Supreme Court’s decision. were on Monday elected ty to strike down the colo­ All India Mahila Congress unopposed to the Rajya nial Section 377 in the president Sushmita Dev Sabha, marking the party’s Indian Penal Code of 1860, said: “Everybody has an entry into the Upper House. which criminalises equal right to live life the DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD homosexuality. way they want.” The CPI A three­judge Bench, led (M) said it was always by Chief Justice of India Di­ against criminalisation of pak Misra, decided to revisit same sex relations a December 2013 verdict of between consenting Vijaita Singh of Home Aairs to report the Supreme Court in the adults. “Any court decision NEW DELHI and take down such videos Suresh Kumar Kaushal ver­ in sync with the The Ministry of Home Aairs and messages. sus Naz Foundation, which jurisprudential is set to launch a web portal On October 27 last, a dismissed the LGBT com­ The court observed that Mr. Datar argued that Sec­ senting petitioners whose developments on gay where people who have Bench of Justices Madan B munity as a negligible part what is natural for one may tion 377 has the potential to fundamental rights are direct­ rights worldwide would be faced online abuse and vic­ Lokur and U.U. Lalit said it Hizb claims AMU of the population while vir­ not be natural for the other, destroy individual choice ly aected by Section 377. welcome,” BJP spokesman tims of cybercrimes like ­ “expected the government scholar joins ranks tually denying them the but the connes of law can­ and sexual orientation. “A right to sexuality, sexual G.V.L. Narasimha Rao said. nancial frauds can register and social media platforms SRINAGAR right of choice and sexual not trample on or curtail the The court agreed that autonomy and freedom to Ī PAGE 11 complaints on a real­time and Internet service provid­ Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed orientation. inherent rights embedded both its decisions emphasis­ choose a sexual partner basis. The Centre also plans ers, including Google, Ya­ Salahuddin on Monday with an individual under Ar­ ing transgender identity in forms the cornerstone of hu­ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC to give access rights to banks hoo, Facebook, WhatsApp welcomed Aligarh Muslim ‘Rights atrophied’ ticle 21 (right to life) of the the NALSA case and the ob­ man dignity which is protect­ on the portal to address cas­ and Microsoft, to abide by University doctoral scholar The Bench said a section of Constitution. servations made by a nine­ ed under Article 21,” the peti­ Activists hail es of fraudulent transactions the recommendations on Abdul Manan Wani into the people cannot live in fear of It noted the arguments of judge Bench in the right to tion said. online. which there is consensus militant outt even as the a law which atrophies their senior advocate Arvind Da­ privacy case upholding the court’s move Home Minister Rajnath and to try and implement group threatened candidates right to follow their natural tar and advocate Menaka right to sexual orientation Paradigm shift Singh said last week that ac­ them at the earliest.” participating in the upcoming The court’s decision brought sexual inclinations. It said Guruswamy, who appeared and choice of sexual partn­ The order reveals a paradigm cording to India’s Computer The portal will be opera­ panchayat polls. a ray of hope to the societal morality changes for the petitioners, that Sec­ ers warrant a re­look into its shift in the apex court’s views. Emergency Response Team tional from January 10. NEWS Ī PAGE 10 community that has been DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD with time, and law should tion 377 is not a reasonable dismissive verdict in the Naz A Review Bench of the Su­ fighting a long battle. (CERT­In), there was a 21% “If money has been frau­ change pace with life. restriction on the funda­ case. preme Court, in January Activists and lawyers say the increase per year in inci­ dulently withdrawn through U.P. Guv okays Bill to While the court noted mental right to choice. But initially the Bench 2014, had agreed with the De­ dents of cybercrime. someone’s credit or debit withdraw 20,000 cases years of pride parades and that Section 377 punishes seemed reluctant, saying a cember 11, 2013 verdict refus­ The portal has been rea­ card, the person can log on­ LUCKNOW petitions have created public carnal intercourse against ‘Part of privacy’ ve­judge Bench is already ing to strike down Section 377 died on the directives of a to the portal and register a Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram opinion in their favour. the order of nature, it ad­ The petitioners include Nav­ considering a curative peti­ IPC. The 2013 verdict had, in­ committee appointed by the complaint. Since banks Naik on Monday gave his Activist Dhrubo Jyoti said he assent to a Bill that seeks to ded, “The determination of tej Singh Johar, Bharathana­ tion by Naz. stead, set aside the historic was hopeful the “draconian Supreme Court to check cir­ would be given access rights, withdraw 20,000 “politically order of nature is not a com­ tyam dancer; Sunil Mehra, The court, at one point, and globally accepted verdict law” would go. Minna Saran, culation of child pornogra­ the bank concerned would motivated” cases, including mon phenomenon. Indivi­ senior journalist; Ritu Dal­ even observed that a provi­ of the Delhi High Court. a signatory to the petition by phy and sexual violence vi­ receive the complaint and one against Chief Minister dual autonomy and indivi­ mia, restaurateur; Aman sion cannot become uncon­ The High Court had read parents of LGBT Indians deos on the Internet. take action immediately,” Yogi Adityanath. dual natural inclination Nath, an expert on Indian stitutional purely because it down Section 377 and de­ against Section 377, said the In December, the court said a senior ocial of the cannot be atrophied unless art and culture; and Ayesha is abused. Mr. Datar, howev­ clared that the penal provi­ ruling would give confidence asked the Centre to set up a Home Ministry. NATION Ī PAGE 6 #4 4 6 6 0 1 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the restrictions are deter­ Kapur, food and beverage er prevailed, saying while sion targeted homosexuals as to youngsters deprived of a cell in the Central Bureau of Ī page 11 DELHI METROĪ 6 PAGES mined as reasonable.” industry consultant. Naz is an NGO, he is repre­ a class. normal life. Investigation or the Ministry CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 Centre to Fire at restaurant kills Two cleared review rules of graft in on anthem ve sta in Bengaluru Agusta deal They were staying on the premises Krishnadas Rajagopal PRESS TRUST OF INDIA NEW DELHI Staff Reporter MILAN The Centre has asked the Bengaluru An Italian appeals court on Supreme Court to take Five employees died in a re Monday acquitted Giu­ back its order making it at the restaurant in which seppe Orsi, former presi­ compulsory for cinema they were residing, in Kalasi­ dent of Finmeccanica, of halls to play the National palya of central Bengaluru, the charges of bribes in ex­ Anthem before screening a in the early hours of Mon­ change for a 3,600 crore lm and for patrons to day. The re, which gutted The bar which was deal to sell 12 AgustaWes­ stand up. The case is com­ Kailash Bar and Restaurant, gutted in Bengaluru on tland helicopters to India. ing up for hearing on Tues­ is believed to have broken Monday. * SUDHAKARA JAIN. Milan’s third court of ap­ day. An adavit by the out around 2.30 a.m. peal also acquitted Bruno Home Ministry informed Police said a short circuit Rangaswamy, 23, Prasad Spagnolini, former CEO of the court that an inter­mi­ might have caused the re 20, Mahesh, 35, all natives of the company’s helicopters nisterial panel had been which engulfed the shop ra­ Tumakuru; Manjunath, 45, subsidiary AgustaWes­ formed to frame guidelines pidly as there were liquor from Hassan; and Keerthi, tland, who had also been on the issue and it would bottles inside. The main 24, from Mandya were the handed a four­year jail require at least six months door of the bar had been employees who died.