Supreme Court to review 2013 verdict on Section 377

Chief Justice Dipak Misra in presence of Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said that the issue of Section 377 of the Indian Pel Code (IPC) required to be debated upon by a larger bench.

As reported, the bench said, "Societal morality changes with time, law walks with life. A section of people can't live in fear of their individual choice."

Ruling and Opposition parties also expressed their views upon Supreme Court’s decision.

“Congress welcomes Supreme Court's decision. Everybody has equal right to live life the way they want: “says Sushmita Dev, President of All India Mahila Congress on SC bench to reconsider constitutiol validity of section 377.

“As long as they don't celebrate it, don't flaunt it, don't create gay bars to select partners it's not a problem. In their privacy what they do, nobody can invade but if you flaunt it, it has to be punished & therefore there has to be #Section377 of the IPC:” Subramanian Swamy, MP BJP.