On December 11, 2013 the Court overturned a High Court verdict that struck down the 1860 law and decriminalized consensual carnal sex among adults. The Supreme Court (henceforth “the Court”) passed the responsibility to the Legislature, arguing that the law can be annulled only through appropriate legislation. In doing so, the Court observed that section 377 of the Indian Penal Code does not violate any of the constitutional provisions. The Court’s order finally stated:  In its anxiety to protect the so-called rights of LGBT persons … the High Court has extensively relied upon the judgments of other jurisdictions. Though these judgments shed considerable light on various aspects of this right (concerning gay people) and are informative in relation to the plight of sexual minorities, we feel that they cannot be applied blindfolded for deciding the constitutionality of the law enacted by the Indian legislature.