What note was reproduced to the CNN-IBN television network?”
Indian govt to accept gay sex ruling: report (AFP) – 1 day ago NEW DELHI — India’s government is set to accept a landmark court ruling that decriminalises gay sex between consenting adults, a report said Wednesday. The July verdict by the Delhi High Court was non-binding outside the Indian capital, meaning the government had the choice to appeal to the Supreme Court or repeal the law nationwide. A note from the cabinet, reproduced by the CNN-IBN television network, recommended that the government should accept the court ruling while letting the Supreme Court rule on appeals by some religious groups. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to make a final decision this week, but CNN-IBN said he was in favour of following the advice in the cabinet note. Homosexuality has been illegal in India since 1860 under a statute introduced by British colonial rulers that banned “carnal intercourse against the order of nature.” Conviction carried a fine and maximum 10-year jail sentence. The Indi
