Government changes stand on homosexuality, says no error in decriminalising gay sex

NEW DELHI: The Central government on Tuesday changed its stand on homosexuality issue in the Supreme Court, saying there is no error in decriminalising gay sex.

The SC pulled up the central government for shifting its stand on homosexuality.

"Don't make mockery of the system and don't waste court's time," the Supreme Court told the Union government.

The Centre suffered a huge embarrassment in the Supreme Court on Feb 23 when its counsel termed homosexuality as immoral, disregarding the decision of the Union Cabinet not to oppose the Delhi high court's verdict on Section 377 of Indian Penal Code decriminalizing consensual sex among gay adults.

Appearing in the hearing on a petition challenging the HC order which decriminalized Section 377 and was celebrated as a major triumph by gay activists and liberal advocacy groups, additional solicitor general P P Malhotra launched into a sharp attack on homosexuality, calling it immoral.