As the Supreme Court junked Section 377 and made homosexuality legal in India, Hansal Mehta, Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin and a host of other celebrities welcomed the judgement on Twitter.
The
Supreme Court, on Thursday decriminalised consensual gay sex. A
five-judge SC Constitution bench termed part of IPC's Section 377,
which criminalises consensual unnatural sex, irrational, indefensible
and manifestly arbitrary. The court also partly struck down Section
377 as violative of the right to equality.
The
apex court believes that the homosexuals and the LGBT
community deserve equal rights and discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation is a violation of freedom of speech and
expression.
"The
constitution is a dynamic document, having the primary objective of
establishing a dynamic and inclusive society," the judgment of
CJI Misra and J Khanwilkar.
The
verdict is being celebrated across the nation. From celebrities to
commoners, everyone welcomed the decision with elation.
Here’s how
a few famous personalities from different spheres reacted upon the
historic judgement:
Karan
Johar said this decision is a “huge thumbs up for humanity and
equal rights”.
Historical
judgment!!!! So proud today! Decriminalising homosexuality and
abolishing #Section377 is a huge thumbs up for humanity and equal
rights! The country gets its oxygen back! pic.twitter.com/ZOXwKmKDp5
—
Karan Johar
(@karanjohar) September 6, 2018
Hansal
Mehta, director of "Aligarh", a film based on the story of
Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University, said the verdict was
“a new beginning”.
A
new beginning. The law is gone. The Supreme Court has done what
parliament failed to do. Now it’s time for attitudes to change.
Let’s rejoice but let us also reflect. This is a new beginning.
#Sec377verdict https://t.co/2HQqIY7vUB
—
Hansal Mehta
(@mehtahansal) September 6, 2018...Read
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