SC agrees to hear petition against Section 377
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday agreed to hear the curative petition against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises "unnatural sex" including homosexuality. The court referred the petition, filed by the Naz Foundation and gay-rights activists, to a five-judge panel. The apex court in December 2013 had quashed a Delhi court order that decriminalised homosexuality.