Following is the chronology of events relating to proceedings on the issue of ...

Following is the chronology of events relating to proceedings on the issue of homosexuality in which the Supreme Court today referred a curative petition, seeking review of its verdict criminalising gay sex to a five-judge constitution bench.
2001: Naz Foundation, an NGO fighting for gay rights, files PIL in Delhi High Court seeking legalisation of gay sex among consenting adults.
Sep 2004: High Court dismisses the PIL seeking de- criminalisation of gay sex; Gay right activists file review petition.
Nov 3: HC dismisses the review plea.
Dec: Gay rights activists approach SC against HC order.
Apr 3, 2006: SC remands the case back to HC, directs it to reconsider the matter on merit.

Oct 4: HC allows senior BJP leader B P Singhal's plea, opposing decriminalising gay sex, to be impleaded in the case.

Sep 18, 2008: Centre seeks more time to take stand on the issue after contradictory stand between Home and Health Ministries over decriminalisation of homosexuality. HC refuses the plea and final argument in the case begins.
Sep 25: Gay rights activists contend that the government cannot infringe upon their fundamental right to equality by decriminalising homosexual acts on the ground of morality.
Sep 26: HC pulls up Centre for speaking in two voices on homosexuality law in view of contradictory affidavits filed by Health and Home Ministries.

Sep 26: Centre says gay sex is immoral and a reflection of a perverse mind and its decriminalisation would lead to moral degradation of society.
Oct 15: HC pulls up Centre for relying on religious texts to justify ban on gay sex and asks it to come up with scientific reports to justify it.
Nov: Govt in its written submission before HC says judiciary should refrain from interfering in the issue as it is basically for Parliament to decide.