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MHA denies taking any stand on queer sex; refutes ASG's position
It said the Attorney General has been asked only to assist the apex court.
In a hurriedly-issued urge statement, the Abode Ministry said the matter was considered by the Cabinetand the decision of the Cabinet was that Central Governmentmay not file an appeal against the judgement to the Supreme Court.
"However, if any other party to the case prefers an appeal, the Attorney General may be requested to assist the Supreme Court to examine the matter and to determine the legal questions involved," the expression said.
The Home Ministry conveyed the choice of the Union Cabinetto the Attorney General.
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"Ministry of Home Affairshas not taken any position on homosexuality...Ministry of Home Affairs has also not given any instruction apart from conveying the decision of the Cabinet," it said.
Earlier in the evening, Additional Solicitor General(ASG) P P Malhotra, who said he was appearing for
Sack the guy, speak rainbow groups
Updated on: Feb 25, 2012 02:00 am IST
Gay community wants ASG Malhotra sacked for saying homosexual sex is “highly immoral and against social order”
The same-sex attracted community has asked for the sacking of Additional Solicitor General (ASG), PP Malhotra after his Supreme Court declaration calling gay sex “highly immoral and against social order”. On Thursday, Malhotra, claiming to be appearing for the home ministry, made the statement to the court against decriminalising homosexuality.
Shortly after his declaration, the home ministry distanced itself from the statement, saying it had not taken any endure on the Delhi High Court organize decriminalizing homosexuality.
Members of the lesbian, queer , bi-sexual and genderqueer (LGBT) community and supporters say that they are deeply hurt by what Malhotra said.
“It’s bigotry. The ASG, who made such provocative comments against the sexual minorities in the Supreme Court must be sacked,” says advertising guru Prahlad Kakkar.
Gay rights activists say the ministry’s face-saving statement will not undo the damage. “The ASG’s statement was unconstitutional. He vented his hatred in front of the Supreme Court, misusing
Gay sex verdict: ASG questions SC’s ‘double standards’
“What surprises me is the double standards here. When it is a question of human rights,why send it to the Parliament when the Supreme Court is itself the observer of the human rights,” she commented after the verdict. Jaisingh said that the SC’s decision has made the situation “worse” for the community since the contention now has the imprint of the highest court of the land.
“This judgement goes hostile to the values in the Constitution of India,” she said. The ASG also regretted the “male bonding” over the issue of Justice A K Ganguly,who is in the eye of storm over sexual harassment accusations. “I am deeply disturbed by Justice Ganguly’s refusal to step down as the chairperson (of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission),” she said.