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Key verdicts
Decriminalised Section 377 that called for punishment of those who engage in sexual activity “against the order of nature”
Advocate of women's rights
Ruled that barring entry of women into Sabarimala temple is unconstitutional
Privacy
Upheld Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under the Constitution
Father-son duo
Senior Chandrachud had upheld the validity of Section 497 which criminalised adultery, whereas his son decriminalised it
Appointment
He will be sworn in on November 9 for a period of two years until November 2024