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Navtej Singh Johar (born 8 August 1959) is an Indian Sangeet Natak Akademi award-winning Bharatnatyam exponent and choreographer. He is also an LGBTQ activist. Life and career. Johar is faculty at Ashoka University, Sonipat.
Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice (2018) is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that decriminalised all consensual sex among adults, including homosexual sex.
1 reportable in the supreme court of india criminal original jurisdiction writ petition (criminal) no. 76 of 2016 navtej singh johar & ors. … Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA THR.
Feb 7, 2024 · Highlights of the judgement in Navtej Singh Johar v. UOI. Individual autonomy and reformation. The Yogyakarta Principles. Application of interpretation of statute in Navtej Singh Johar v. UOI. Significance of the judgement in Navtej Singh Johar v. UOI. A tribute to transformative constitutionalism.
Jul 23, 2020 · Brief Facts: A writ petition was filed by on 26 th April 2016 by Navtej Singh Johar, a dancer from the LGBT community along with 4 others to challenge the constitutional validity of Section 377 of IPC which criminalizes consensual sexual intercourse between same-sex adults in private.
Sep 6, 2018 · Navtej Singh Johar, 59, a classical dancer and a yoga teacher from the Punjab town of Chandigarh, and his partner, journalist Sunil Mehra, 63, never planned to be a test case. They focused on...
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The Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India (2018) case marked a significant milestone in the interpretation of statutes and the recognition of LGBTQ+ rights in India. The judgment decriminalized consensual same-sex relationships and affirmed the principles of equality, dignity, and non-discrimination enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
