2024 · Q45
Which one of the following organizations challenged the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in the Supreme Court of India?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- ANaz Foundation (India) Trust
- BBachpan Bachao Andolan
- CSambhav Foundation India
- DActionAid India
Explanation
The Naz Foundation (India) Trust filed the pioneering 2001 public interest litigation challenging the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which led to the 2009 Delhi High Court verdict and eventually the Supreme Court's 2018 Navtej Singh Johar judgment decriminalizing consensual same-sex relations. The other organizations listed were not the petitioners in this challenge. Hence option A is correct.