Here is how Uber is celebrating Section 377 ruling with pride

On their Twitter account, UBER shared a video with the quote “Fire up the #Uber app to #RideWithPride #Sec377 #LoveIsLove”.

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NEW DELHI: On Thursday the Supreme Court in its landmark judgement lifted the ban on consensual gay sex stating that the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community has same rights as any other citizen and the taxi cab service Uber is celebrating the judgement by tracking all routes in rainbow colours of the pride flag. A user of the application will be able to see the rainbow colour track once they book the cab. On their Twitter account, UBER shared a video with the quote “Fire up the #Uber app to #RideWithPride #Sec377 #LoveIsLove”

Fire up the #Uber app to #RideWithPride???? #Sec377 #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/wdDP9hM61u

— Uber India (@Uber_India) September 7, 2018

Many on social media also appreciated this move. Here's how the Twitterati are posting their reactions on the social media platform.

Anyone else notice how the Uber route is now draped in rainbow livery? 🌈 Little things - like a small show of support - add up. Nicely done @Uber_India #Section377 #loveislove pic.twitter.com/0NharAehUm

— Hitesh Raj Bhagat (@hiteshrajbhagat) September 7, 2018

Guys at @Uber @Uber_India awesome!!! Loving the Rainbow Lines today in the app ???? #377IPC #LoveIsLove #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/z8H4Hczg7p

— Abhijit Iyer-Mitra (@Iyervval) September 7, 2018

Rainbow in my city's veins. @Uber_India, this is uber cool!!????️‍????????️‍????#Section377 #IndiaRejects377 pic.twitter.com/sBGgqN5arT

— PRIYANKA BANSAL (@priyankapranks) September 7, 2018

Nicely done, @Uber_India! #LoveWins #LoveIsLove #Section377 pic.twitter.com/8YWJfeuL0f

— Nidhi Mahajan (@NidhiMahajn) September 7, 2018

Another day at @Uber_India. #Designthinking . Small subtle incremental changes with deep inherent meaning. Loved it. pic.twitter.com/iZ3tR03AV3

— Modi Ka Bhanja (@prabeerghosh) September 7, 2018

Pride by @Uber_India. #377Decriminalised pic.twitter.com/j82X6uYz8b

— bunny (@Bunny_I_) September 7, 2018

What a brilliant move by Uber India to celebrate the #LGBTQIA community victory in India with these rainbow ???? route maps! Well done @Uber_India pic.twitter.com/KVgOD3nHGr

— Lloyd Mathias (@LloydMathias) September 7, 2018

On Thursday, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Rohinton Fali Nariman, A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra, issued the verdict on a bunch of petitions filed to scrap the law. The bench had earlier reserved its verdict on July 17. The CJI while delivering the verdict observed that criminalising gay sex is irrational and indefensible. CJI said LGBT community has same rights as any other citizen. Respect for each other's rights, and others are supreme humanity, observed the bench unanimously, while saying that right to live with dignity is right. Known as Section 377 of the IPC, the 157-year-old law criminalised certain sexual acts, terming them as 'unnatural offences', punishable by a 10-year jail term. The verdict comes on five petitions moved by dancer Navtej Singh Johar, journalist Sunil Mehra, chef Ritu Dalmia, hotelier Aman Nath and business executive Ayesha Kapur.