The Delhi High Court in the Naz Foundation case (2009) held Section 377 IPC, to the extent it criminalized consensual same-sex acts, as violative of Articles 14, 15, and 21.
The issue, 'whether Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is violative of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India' was decided in which one of the following cases ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2022 · Topic: The Supreme Court (Landmark Judgments and Doctrines)
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Answer: D. Naz Foundation vs. Government of NCT of Delhi and others
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