"The Delhi High Court ruled that treating consensual gay sex as a crime is a violation of fundamental rights protected by India's constitution. The ruling, the first of its kind in India, applies only in New Delhi... But some religious leaders quickly criticized the ruling. 'This Western culture cannot be permitted in our country,' said Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, a leading Muslim cleric in the northern city of Lucknow..." (Quoted from article)