Personalities Who Made Unexpected Headlines In 2013

Former Justice GS Singhvi:

Justice G.S. Singhvi, who served as the Supreme Court judge for over six years, has recently retired from the apex court after delivering his last judgment upholding gay sex as a criminal offence. He is known as a bold and pro-active Supreme Court judge who kept government on tenterhooks on public issues like 2G spectrum scam and a path-breaking judgment against misuse of red beacon lights on vehicles used by politicians and bureaucrats, saying it was reflective of the "Raj mentality".
Justice Singhvi, 'crusader against dishonesty', whose many judgments brought relief to the underprivileged and weaker sections. However, reflected his conservative and traditional approach regarding rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) by setting aside the Delhi High Court's verdict which had ruled that no discrimination can be permitted in the country on the basis of sexual preferences.

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