Decriminalising Adultery, Same-Sex Relations Not Good Law: Centre to SC

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Later, on November 14, 2019, another five-judge bench headed by the then CJI Ranjan Gogoi, by a majority of 3:2, referred the issue of discrimination against women at various places of worship to a larger bench.
53% : The top court has framed seven questions on the scope of religious freedom.
52% : " The submission was made during the hearing by a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on the petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths.
41% : Dealing with the issue of the scope of judicial review, Mehta referred to top court judgements decriminalising adultery (Joseph Shine) and same-sex consensual relationships (Navtej Singh Johar).
38% : New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the two landmark judgements on decriminalising adultery and same-sex consensual relationships were based on the subjective application of "constitutional morality" and should be declared as "not a good law.

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