POONAM RANI v. STATE OF UP

KEY FACTS: The petitioners, aged 21 and 22, were in a live-in relationship for a few years in the state of Uttar Pradesh. They faced opposition from there families who were threatening to use coercive measures. They sought civil protection from their families to continue living peacefully. ISSUES AND DECISION: The issue before the court […]

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RAJANI SHAHI VS. NATIONAL WOMEN COMMISSION

KEY FACTS: Rajani Shahi was in a heterosexual marriage with Pradip Shahi. She came out as a lesbian to her husband. She filed a divorce against her husband to live with her partner, Ms. Nepali. Her husband then abducted her and forced her to live with him. Rajani approached the National Women Commission (NWC) to […]

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NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR VS. UNION OF INDIA

KEY FACTS: Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) criminalised consensual sexual intercourse between persons of the same sex for being “against the order of nature”. In 2009, before the Delhi High Court, the Naz Foundation (India) Trust (“Naz”) challenged the constitutionality of Section 377 for violating Articles 14, 15, 19 and 21 of the Constitution. The court ruled that punishing […]

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