SC Collegium reerated s nomatn of adv Srabh Kirpal for elevatn as HC judge rejectg centre's objectn over his gay partner beg Swiss natnal | OpIndia News
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- WHY INDIA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY ADVOTE SRABH KIRPAL HAS NOT YET BEEN APPOTED HC JUDGE
- SRABH KIRPAL ULD BEE INDIA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY JUDGE. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
- SRABH KIRPAL MAY BEE FIRST GAY JUDGE OF A NSTUTNAL URT AFTER SC COLLEGIUM SAID HIS SWISS GAY PARTNER, A SWISS EMBASSY OFFICER, IS NOT A SECURY THREAT
- SRABH KIRPAL MAY BEE FIRST GAY JUDGE OF NSTUTNAL URT IF...
WHY INDIA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY ADVOTE SRABH KIRPAL HAS NOT YET BEEN APPOTED HC JUDGE
HomedianewsIndia is set to get s first openly gay judge. The Supreme Court Collegium has reerated s November 2021 remendatn to appot senr advote Srabh Kirpal, an openly gay person, as a judge of the Delhi High Court. India crimalised homosexualy on 6 September 2018.
No, if you ask, senr advote Srabh Kirpal, an openly gay person, whose appotment as judge of the Delhi high urt ntu to be layed. Kirpal is an openly gay senr advote who has been practisg for more than two s.
Related Articl He was part of a team of lawyers that reprented Sunil Mehra and Navtej Sgh Johar, the now well-known petners the historic se which the Supreme Court (SC) stck down the lonial-era Sec 377, which crimalised homosexualy. In a letter dated 1 April 2021, the law mister stated that though homosexualy stands -crimalised India, nohels same-sex marriage remas bereft of regnn eher dified statutory law or undified personal law India.
SRABH KIRPAL ULD BEE INDIA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY JUDGE. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Centre also apprehend that given Kirpal’s “attachment” to the e of gay rights, the possibily of Kirpal’s bias and prejudice nnot be led out, Live Law reports. Also read: Homosexualy vs same-sex marriag: India’s one step forward, two steps backwards.
“I don’t thk the ernment necsarily wants to appot an openly gay person to the bench, ” he told the news channel. By Tirtho Banerjee: The Centre has urged the Supreme Court Collegium to rensir s remendatn to elevate openly-gay lawyer Srabh Kirpal as a Delhi High Court judge. If appoted, he will be the first openly gay judge on a nstutnal urt the untry.
Kirpal was part of the team of lawyers that reprented Sunil Mehra and Navtej Sgh Johar, who were among the petners the celebrated se that led to crimalisg gay sex. The NGO led India’s fight agast Sectn 377 to crimalize homosexualy.
SRABH KIRPAL MAY BEE FIRST GAY JUDGE OF A NSTUTNAL URT AFTER SC COLLEGIUM SAID HIS SWISS GAY PARTNER, A SWISS EMBASSY OFFICER, IS NOT A SECURY THREAT
The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday reerated s cisn to promote gay Advote Srabh Kirpal as a Judge of the Delhi High Court.
The centre had objected to Srabh Kirpal’s elevatn as a judge bee he has a gay partner who is a Swiss natnal. Wh this, Srabh Kirpal is set to bee the first gay judge of a High Court India, if the central t fally accepts the llegium cisn. The centre had objected to the name of Kirpal sayg that as he is gay, he uld be biased due to his open support for gay rights.
SRABH KIRPAL MAY BEE FIRST GAY JUDGE OF NSTUTNAL URT IF...
Rpondg to the ncern of the centre that Kirpal’s gay partner is a Swiss natnal, the Collegium said that Swzerland is a iendly natn and therefore do not have any bearg on natnal secury. It is notable that one aspect that was not mentned by the Collegium was that apart om beg a foreign natnal, Srabh Kirpal’s gay partner Nilas Germa Bachmann is also an official of the Swiss Feral Government. Senr advote Srabh Kirpal, son of former Chief Jtice of India B N Kirpal, may bee the first openly gay judge of a nstutnal urt the untry if the Centre accepts the remendatn of the Supreme Court Collegium which has reerated his name for judghip the Delhi High Court.
The 50-year-old Kirpal, who has been ndid about his gay stat, was part of the legal team which reprented some of the petners om the LGBTQ ( lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer) group the landmark se which the apex urt crimalised nsensual sexual act between two adults of same sex private. The apex urt Collegium, head by Chief Jtice of India D Y Chandrachud and also prisg Jtic S K Kl and K M Joseph, has reerated s November 11, 2021 remendatn for appotg Kirpal as a judge of the Delhi High Court, rejectg suggtns that his 'arnt volvement' gay right issu uld rult possible 'bias and prejudice.