2022 · Q78
The issue, 'whether Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is violative of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India' was decided in which of the following cases?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AShreya Singhal vs. Union of India
- BVishakha vs. State of Rajasthan
- CShayara Bano vs. Union of India
- DNaz Foundation vs. Government of NCT of Delhi and others
Explanation
The Delhi High Court’s 2009 Naz Foundation judgment read down Section 377 IPC as violating Articles 14, 15 and 21. (The Supreme Court affirmed this in Navtej Singh Johar, 2018.) Shreya Singhal struck down Section 66A of the IT Act; Vishakha laid down workplace-harassment guidelines; Shayara Bano invalidated instant triple talaq.