New Delhi: With the Supreme Court pronouncing gay sex as illegal, the government today indicated that it will take the legislative route to deal with the issue.
The apex court in its verdict put the ball in Parliament's court to decide on the desirability of deleting the relevant section from Indian Penal Code.
“It is the prerogative of the Supreme Court under the Constitution to test the constitutionality of a law. They are exercising their prerogative. We have the prerogative to make laws. We shall exercise our prerogative,” Law Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters here.
He was replying to questions on the apex court order setting aside a Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising gay sex between consenting adult partners.
Asked ‘how soon' will the government bring the matter in Parliament, Sibal said: “Well, if Parliament runs, we shall take it up.”
