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Kar HC | Karnataka becomes the first state in India to reserve jobs in public employment in favour of transgender persons

Karnataka Government on Wednesday decided in favour of 1% horizontal reservations to be given to the transgender community in government jobs, after

Published on July 22, 2021July 22, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Mad HC | COVID-19 assistance of Rs. 4000 to transgenders without a ration card: Notice issued to State Govt

Madras High Court: The bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government in

Published on May 21, 2021May 31, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Can a transgender contest election from a seat reserved for women candidate? HC espouses transgender people’s “Right to Self-Perceived Gender Identity”

Bombay High Court: A Vacation Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge, J., allowed the petitioner, a transgender person, to contest the panchayat elections

Published on January 6, 2021January 15, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
2 Comments6498 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Self-identification of one’s gender lies at the heart of Fundamental Right to Life and Personal Liberty and State authorities are obligated to give legal recognition to the same; Writ Petition Allowed

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while allowing the present writ petition moved by a transgender against the declaration of her

Published on October 22, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor
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Legislation UpdatesNotifications

Central Government constitutes National Council for Transgender Persons

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (40 of 2019), the

Published on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Legislation UpdatesNotifications

[Question raised in Rajya Sabha] | “Reservation for Eunuchs” in order to bring them into the mainstream

The following issue was raised in Rajya Sabha on 26-06-2019 in respect to the “Reservation of Eunuchs”. Will the Minister of Social

Published on June 27, 2019June 27, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | Investigating Officer pulled up for disregarding NALSA judgment, and lodging petitioner’s rape complaint as an unnatural offence under S. 377 IPC

Uttarakhand High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J. has asked the State of Uttarakhand whether an Investigating Officer, by conducting DNA tests, has the

Published on June 4, 2019June 10, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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WHO | “Transgender” not to be characterized as a “mental disorder” by World Health Organization

According to media reports, “Transgender” will no longer be categorised as a “mental disorder” by the World Health Organization (WHO) after major

Published on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC | Transgender female is a “bride” under Hindu Marriage Act; no impediment in registration of transgenders marriage

Madras High Court: In a landmark Judgment, G.R. Swaminathan, J. has held that a marriage solemnized between a male and a transwoman, both

Published on April 25, 2019March 23, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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