New Delhi, July 02: The historic judgement by the Delhi High Court legalising gay sex among consenting adults was hailed by legal experts who described it as a “progressive” verdict in keeping with the changing times.
Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan, senior advocates K K Venugopal and K T S Tulsi termed its as a “landmark judgement” which will have a bearing across the country.
“It is an absolutely correct judgement and I welcome it whole heartedly. It is a much-delayed judgement and it should have come much earlier,” Bhushan said.
Venugopal said “it is a very progressive judgement in keeping with the time”.
His views were shared by Tulsi who said “it is a historic judgement that ended centuries of injustice against people who have caused no harm to society”.
–PTI