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The Court acknowledged the “extensive work undertaken by Ms. Nithya Rajshekhar with regard to the transgender rights” and found it appropriate that she continue as a member of the Advisory Committee notwithstanding her change in institutional affiliation.
“The Parliament, though has enacted the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and has also framed Rules thereunder, however, it appears that the welfare measures, which may be made pursuant to the statutory obligations cast on the Governments under the said Act, have also not been made.”
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Delhi Govt announced ‘Delhi Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2025’ a step towards enabling transgender individuals to live with dignity and become self-reliant.
“If a certificate, as sought by the petitioners, advances the welfare, interests, and rights of the petitioners or the class/category they fall in, particularly when their rights originate from the Articles of the Constitution, without offending any of the rights of the third parties and without doing violence to any statutory provisions, the Court need not hesitate to step in and to issue appropriate directions to issue the certificate.”
When X was examined at IHBAS, she had expressed distress about her “male body parts” and reiterated before the doctor that she identified herself as a female. The doctor also noted the symptoms of anger outburst and anxiety with apprehension of impulsive self-harm.
The petitioner had been subjected to sex reassignment surgery and held a certificate which declared that she now belongs to the female gender.
Objective of the Paper The one day International Seminar on Human Rights of Transgender primarily focuses to delve into the multifaceted realm
Kerala High Court observed that the said order was passed by the Tribunal a week before the last date of application submission to preserve the subject matter of lis.
Rajasthan High Court referred to the three types of genders as per Rigveda in Hindu mythology, consideration of the third gender in the modern society, and said that these people are struggling to be a part of the civil society.