Promotion delayed due to my [homo]sexuality: Advocate Saurabh Kirpal
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Senior Advocate Saurabh Kirpal accused the government of India of delaying his promotion because of his homosexuality, India Today reported According to him, he is the only aspirant—of the twelve candidates proposed for the judgeship—who has not yet been promoted. Notably, the government has been sitting on recommendations for Kirpal's appointment for five years—extending the wait for India's first openly gay judge.