trans person asked to take medical exam
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Act was legislated in order to give an element of protection to transgender persons, who on account of circumstances beyond their control were born into bodies not aligned with their identities. The social ostracism of such people had led the Parliament to enact the special statute.”

transgender person's name change in educational docs
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioner had filed a name change application for their educational documents, but the Regional Secretary, Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, rejected the petitioner’s application, holding that the relevant provisions did not provide any procedure for correction of name in educational documents at a belated stage.