India’s high court may soon see Saurabh Kirpal, climbing the stairs as India’s first openly homosexual judge. Here’s all about the person setting a new record and milestone in India’s LGBTQ+ movement. Who is Saurabh Kirpal? Saurabh Kirpal is one of the lawyers who were instrumental in leading the constitutional battle for decriminalizing same-sex relationships […]
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Actor Farhan Akhtar on Tuesday lauded the Supreme Court Collegium's decision to approve the proposal for the elevation of advocate Saurabh Kirpal as the first judge in Delhi High Court, belonging to the LGBTQ community.
In the first instance of the elevation of an openly homosexual member of the judiciary to the bench, the Supreme Court has recommended the elevation of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a judge of the Delhi High Court. His name was first recommended by Delhi HC in 2017 but the SC collegium had deferred the decision thrice. […]
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of Saurabh Kirpal, senior advocate, as Judge in the Delhi High Court.