After remaining “shy” in revealing its stand on gay sex in the Supreme Court for over two years, the Union government now seems to have gone to the other extreme stating that homosexuals had far greater freedom to satisfy their “fancies” in India than the West where it today has taken the shape of a “human right” movement.

After remaining “shy” in revealing its stand on gay sex in the Supreme Court for over two years, the Union government now seems to have gone to the other extreme stating that homosexuals had far great

Creating a history of sorts, the Supreme Court on Friday gave the green signal to the Union health ministry’s proposal to have admission to the Central quota seats for PG courses in medical colleges across the country through e-counselling benefiting over 5,000 medicos passing the admission test for pursuing higher studies.

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the neighbouring state of Karnataka from drawing water more than its allocated share form various reservoirs on Cauvery during the coming summer.

A day after questioning the “apathy” of legislature in debating the issue of homosexuality, the Supreme Court on Thursday had a dig at the Centre for thrusting upon the judiciary the duty of Parliament to decide which portion of Section 377 of IPC dealing with “unnatural” sex be declared as a criminal offence and which portion be taken out of its ambit.

After much cajoling by the Supreme Court, the Centre finally came out with a “changed but clear” stand on homosexuality on Wednesday before the top court with the attorney-general making a statement that the government has decided not to oppose the 2009 verdict of the Delhi high court liberating “consenting” gay sex of the ambit of Section 377 of IPC, which otherwise declares it a criminal offence.

After much cajoling by the Supreme Court, the Centre finally came out with a 'changed but clear' stand on homosexuality on Wednesday.

The top court with the Attorney-General making a statement that

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the presence of Attorney-General before it on Wednesday to apprise about the “correct” stand of the Centre in the homosexuality case related to the applicability of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code to the gay sex, declared as a criminal offence under its provisions.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the presence of attorney-general before it on Wednesday to apprise about the 'correct' stand of the Centre in the homosexuality case related to the applicability of

As several states have raked up the issue of federalism in the context of the proposed NCTC, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and all the states on an important question of law whether the states have a right to file appeals in the cases investigated by CBI, the premier central investigating agency.