The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 201.....Tags : Social justice, transgender, bill 2015, reservation
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CIVIL - Delhi HC Tells CBSE, DU to Help Transgender Student Seeking Changes(21.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed Central Board of Secondary Education and Delhi University to work out a way to help a transgender student who is seeking.....
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Mad. HC: Separate Norms for Transgender Persons in Employment and Education(14.06.2024)
Mad. HC while observing that transgenders should be treated as special category, has directed State to not treat them under female or male category an.....
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Allahabad High Court Denies Protection to Homosexual-Transgender Couple(03.10.2018)
Allahabad High Court has refused protection to a couple—a homosexual and a transgender— who had approached the court alleging that they were being har.....
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Delhi HC Directs to Block Defamatory Tweet, Social Media Posts Against India Today(15.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed 'TheCognate' to block the tweet in the form of infographic and other social media posts made against India Today News Ch.....
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Mad. HC to State: Provide Reservation to Transgender Persons in Local Body Elections(24.08.2023)
Madras High Court has directed State Government to initiate all appropriate steps to grant reservations to Transgender persons in the local body elect.....
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Kerala High Court Allows Petition by Transgender Couple Seeking Issuance of New Birth Certificate(03.06.2025)
Kerala High Court has allowed a petition by a transgender couple that sought the issuance of a new birth certificate for their child mentioning the co.....
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Provide Reservation to Transgenders: Uttarakhand High Court(01.10.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to provide reservation to transgenders in educational institutions and public appointments.
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Kerala HC: Transgender Persons Entitled to Participate in Sport Events in Gender of Their Choice(01.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that transgender persons are having equal rights to participate in competitions, and in the absence of a separate category,.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of S. 18 of Transgender Act(21.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government in a writ petition filed challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 18 of the Transgen.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Establishment of Transgender Welfare Board(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking establishment of the Transgender Welfare Board to address social welfare issue.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea for Building Separate Public Toilet Facilities for Transgender(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of Centre and Delhi Government on a plea seeking directions for building separate public toilet facilities fo.....
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Gauhati HC Asks Assam Govt on Schemes to look After Health Issues of Transgender Community(24.03.2021)
Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam Government if it has proposed any scheme to look after the health issues of the members of the Transgender comm.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Right of an Individual to Live as a Transgender(14.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has said that transgender has the right to wander about or associate with likeminded people and cannot be compelled to be at his par.....
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Uttarakhand HC to State: Can Investigating Officer Determine Sex Of A Transgender By Conducting Tests(15.05.2019)
Can an investigation officer, by conducting DNA tests, determine the sex or gender of a transgender person who underwent gender reassignment surgery a.....
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Del. HC to State: Construct Toilets for Transgender People in 8 Weeks(15.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while noting that toilets have not been constructed at all for transgender people, has directed State government to ensure that publi.....
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Madras High Court Declines Transgender Person's Request to Redo Selection Test(28.08.2017)
Madras High Court has turned down the request of a transgender person to retake a constable recruitment test, stating that allowing her to participate.....
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Include Column for Transgenders in Name Change Form: Bombay HC(01.05.2019)
Bombay High Court has observed that the state government should take steps to include a column for transgenders in the online application form for cha.....
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Telangana HC Directs State to Provide Free of Cost Ration, Food and Medicines to Transgender(04.05.2020)
Telangana High Court has directed the State Government to provide food, ration and medicines to the transgender community free of cost and without ins.....
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MP HC Directs to Provide Assistance to Transgender in Getting ID Cards(18.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the M.P. State Legal Service Authority to provide assistance to transgender across the State to help them in ge.....
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Central Government Constitutes National Council for Transgender Persons(25.08.2020)
Central Government has constituted the National Council for Transgender Person under Section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act,.....
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Delhi HC: Transgender Person to Produce Gender Re-Assignment Certificate, Violates Article 21(12.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Passport Rules, 1980 as they require a Transgender person to produce Gender Re-assignment certificate Surgery, is p.....
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Del. HC Gives Delhi Govt 4 Months to Recognize Transgenders As Third Gender On DTC Bus Tickets(20.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to decide in four months a representation seeking recognition of transgender community as a third g.....
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Bombay HC: If Society is Progressing, Why Can't Laws?(09.12.2022)
Bombay High Court while criticizing State government for being in a slumber and not making provisions for transgender persons in recruitment in the po.....
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Del. HC: Police Protection Granted to Transgender Person for Filing Nominations for Lok Sabha Polls(01.05.2024)
Del. HC while granting police protection to a transgender person for filing nominations for Lok Sabha election, has observed that any discrimination o.....
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Karnataka HC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Horizontal Reservation for Transgenders(21.10.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to respond to an application which sought that horizontal reservation should be provided to Tra.....
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Patna HC Asks State Govt to Enhance Economic Support to Transgender Community(18.09.2020)
Patna High Court has asked the State Government to think about enhancing the economic support to the members of the Transgender community who, "at thi.....
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Gauhati HC Issues Notice on PIL for Appointments to National Council for Transgenders(22.10.2020)
Gauhati High Court has issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking issuance of directions to the Centre for taking "immediate and effective .....
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Cal. HC: Bengal Govt. to Ensure Reservation in all Public Employment to Transgender Persons(19.06.2024)
Calcutta High Court has directed Government of West Bengal to ensure 1% reservation to all transgender persons in all public employment in the State i.....
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Patna HC Directs Government to Ensure Transgender Persons Benefit Under Social Security Schemes(26.05.2020)
Patna High Court has directed the Government to ensure that the persons belonging to the Transgender community are not deprived of food grains distrib.....
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Patna HC Closes PIL Seeking Measures for Protection of Transgender Inmates in Jail(16.09.2022)
Patna High Court while closing a PIL seeking measures for protection of inmates belonging to transgender community, whether in police or judicial cust.....
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Instruct to Issue Revised Certificates to Transgender Persons Showing Changes: Karnataka HC(04.04.2019)
Karnataka High Court has issued a direction to Principal Secretary of Education Department to make provisions for changing name and gender of transgen.....
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Manipur HC: State Establishments Must Record Transgender Person’s New Name & Gender in Documents(20.08.2025)
Manipur HC ruled that under Transgender Persons Act, 2019, all state bodies must update official documents with transgender person's new name & gender.....
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Cabinet approves Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016(20.07.2016)
The Union Cabinet approved the introduction of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016 in Parliament.
The Bill envisages .....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Response in Plea for Introducing Penal Laws for Protection of Transgenders(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to fill a void in penal law to protect transgenders from sexual.....
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Issue Revised Certificates to Transgender Persons Showing Changes in Name & Gender: Karnataka HC(04.04.2019)
Karnataka High Court has issued a direction to Principal Secretary of Education Department to make provisions for changing name and gender of transgen.....
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Delhi HC Applies Sexual Harassment Provision of IPC to Transgenders(26.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has affirmed the application of Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to transgender victims of sexual harassment.
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Delhi HC: Transgender Person to Produce Gender Re-Assignment Certificate, Violates Article 21(12.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Passport Rules, 1980 as they require a Transgender person to produce Gender Re-assignment certificate Surgery, is p.....
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Madras HC: Prosecution Rightly Invoked Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act Against Accused(23.11.2020)
Madras High Court has observed in a case that the prosecution was right in registering the case under Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Ac.....
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Madras HC Directs Tamil Nadu Government to Ensure All Transgender Persons(03.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that all transgender persons in the State are vaccinated within a period of 3 month.....
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Gauhati HC Cautions State for Non-Compliance With Directions on Benefits For Transgender Community(08.09.2021)
Gauhati High Court has cautioned that it would impose costs on the State government if it failed to comply with the Court's earlier directions regardi.....
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Delhi HC Grants Protection to 19-Year-Old Transgender Who was Brought to India from California(23.09.2015)
Delhi HC has granted protection from arrest to transgender, on her plea alleging that her father is an “influential businessman” with “deep roots in U.....
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Jharkhand HC Directs State Govt. to Ensure Basic Necessities for Transgenders(20.04.2020)
Jharkhand High Court has directed the State Government to ensure that the basic necessities such as food and shelter are provided to transgender peopl.....
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Bom HC to State: Direct Edu Institutions to Allow Retrospective Name, Gender Change for Transgenders(27.04.2023)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra government to direct all educational institutions to enable retrospective name and gender change for transg.....
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SC: Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Persons Will Not Come Under Transgenders(30.06.2016)
SC, while clarifying 2014 order, has said that only transgenders will be treated as third gender. Gay, lesbian and bisexual persons will not come unde.....
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Madras HC Seeks Response on Extension of Covid-19 Cash Relief to Transgender Persons(21.05.2021)
Madras High Court has sought the response of the Tamil Nadu government on a plea seeking the extension of COVID-19 cash relief Rs.4000/- to transgende.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State Government to Implement Provisions of Transgender Act(03.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to take steps for implementation of the relevant provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protect.....
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SC Issues Notice to Air India for Denying Job to Transgender(07.11.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Air India and the Civil Aviation Ministry on a petition by a transgender who said she was denied a cabin crew job b.....
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SC to Centre: Frame Policy for Employment of Transgender Persons(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government in consultation with National Council for Transgender Persons to devise policy framework for reasonable acc.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Transgender Act(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Law Ministry seeking an explanation from the Government on the legality of clauses in the Transgender Persons .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Reservation for Transgender Persons in Public Appointments(28.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Delhi Government and sought its reply on a plea seeking, inter alia, reservations for transgender persons .....
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Gauhati HC to State: Constitute Transgender Welfare Board Within Six Weeks(29.06.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed State Government to expedite the process of constitution of Transgender Welfare Board and complete the same within 6 w.....
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MAT to State: Make Clear Policy for Transgender Persons in Police Department Within Six Months(04.08.2022)
Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) has directed the State Government to take a policy decision for the post of "other genders" like transgender.....
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