New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The government Wednesday sought to disassociate itself from the controversial remarks of Additional Soliciter General P.P. Malhotra that homosexuality was immoral.
Attorney General G. Vahanvati told an apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi that there was a miscommunication between the union home ministry and Malhotra and the postion articulated by him was not that of the government and was not justified.
When the court pointed out that this was precisely the stand the government took on the issue in the Delhi High Court, Vahanvati said: "We live and learn."
Vahanvati appeared before the bench after being asked Tuesday to assist it in hearing a batch of petitions challenging a Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising censenusal sex between adults of the same gender.
He told the court that the government had decided against appealing the high court order partially striking down Section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) to decriminalise consensual sex between adults of the same gender.
Attorney General G. Vahanvati told an apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi that there was a miscommunication between the union home ministry and Malhotra and the postion articulated by him was not that of the government and was not justified.
When the court pointed out that this was precisely the stand the government took on the issue in the Delhi High Court, Vahanvati said: "We live and learn."
Vahanvati appeared before the bench after being asked Tuesday to assist it in hearing a batch of petitions challenging a Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising censenusal sex between adults of the same gender.
He told the court that the government had decided against appealing the high court order partially striking down Section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) to decriminalise consensual sex between adults of the same gender.
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