Humsafar Trust celebrates as SC refers plea against Sec 377 to a five-judge bench

Updated On: 03 February, 2016 09:05 AM IST | | Apoorva Puranik

Celebrations were in order at the Humsafar office yesterday, as the Supreme Court referred a petition challenging Section 377 to a five-judge bench. People yelled in triumph, while some stood on chairs screaming, "Victory!"

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Humsafar Trust celebrates as SC refers plea against Sec 377 to a five-judge bench

Hoots and hugs filled the small Humsafar Trust, a non-profit that works for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) rights office in Vakola on Tuesday afternoon, the minute news broke that the Supreme Court referred the plea against Section 377 to a five-judge bench. A packed office was watching the proceedings on a TV set in the office. People yelled in triumph, while some stood on chairs screaming, “Victory!” as they unfurled the rainbow flag.

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