Section 377: The fight for LGBT rights has just begun
6 years, 6 months ago

Section 377: The fight for LGBT rights has just begun

Hindustan Times  

In 1884, an unusual case came up in the then colonial Allahabad high court. He was prosecuted under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, becoming the first recorded case under the law and set the ground for numerous similar convictions in colonial India stemming from suspicion, rumours and anonymous tip-offs. The four concurring judgments touches upon the fundamental rights of LGBT people to live with dignity, get access to healthcare, and how constitutionalism trumped majoritarian morality. It doesn’t take a law to do that; the mere presence of prejudice is enough, which is why transgender people are booked under a variety of laws, including those against assembly in public and beggary, and not just Section 377. This public-ness of how we inhabit our sexuality, and gender, is key to understanding how the law affects LGBT people, and who among us are marked as subjects that the law recognises — simply put, it is not just the letter of the law, but its social life that hinges on who looks like a criminal and who the police thinks, like Khairati, is likely to be one.

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Sexual Assault Against Transgender: The Definitional Void And The Absurdity Of Indian Penal Provisions
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Sexual Assault Against Transgender: The Definitional Void And The Absurdity Of Indian Penal Provisions

Live Law  

Every year in the month of June, the world witnesses a plethora of parades. But all the related provisions on sexual assault still carry the term “women”, which is non-neutral terminology, excluding transgender persons. Now the difficulty is that, on the one hand, the new Act widened the definition of gender, but on the other hand, it still restricts the …

LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Govt issues advisories issued to ensure rights of people in queer relationships in Lok Sabha
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Govt issues advisories issued to ensure rights of people in queer relationships in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

The Union government informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it had taken various measures for LGBTQIA+ communities and people in queer relationships, including issuing the necessary directives to protect the rights of people in such relationships to be treated as a family for ration cards, to be able to open joint bank accounts, and to be able to claim each …

Supreme Court of India dismisses same-sex marriage review petition
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court of India dismisses same-sex marriage review petition

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on 9 January dismissed same-sex marriage review petition, reported Bar and Bench. After hearing the petition, the apex bench – led by Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, BV Nagarathna, PS Narasimha and Dipankar Datta – said that there was no error apparent in the top court's judgment and no interference was warranted, added the report. …

SC to review same-sex marriage verdict on Jan 9 with reconstituted bench
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to review same-sex marriage verdict on Jan 9 with reconstituted bench

Hindustan Times  

A new five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will consider review petitions in the same-sex marriage case on January 9, marking a crucial moment for the LGBTQIA+ community and legal advocates pushing for marriage equality. The Supreme Court of India The reconstitution of the bench follows the July 2024 recusal of justice Sanjiv Khanna, who stepped aside from the case …

Same-sex marriage: Supreme Court to hear review petitions on case today
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Same-sex marriage: Supreme Court to hear review petitions on case today

Hindustan Times  

A five judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and PS Narasimha on Wednesday, July 10, are scheduled to consider in-chambers the batch of pleas seeking review of its last year's judgment declining legal recognition to same-sex marriage. In a setback to gay rights activists, a five-judge constitution bench headed …

A government committee on LGBTQIA+ rights sparks hope and concern
11 months ago

A government committee on LGBTQIA+ rights sparks hope and concern

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the Indian government notified a committee headed by the cabinet secretary and comprising secretaries from the ministries of home, law, women and child development, health and family welfare, and social justice and empowerment to “examine the various issues relating to the queer community”. The terms of reference of this committee are narrow: It may examine and submit recommendations …

On marriage equality, a missed opportunity
1 year, 5 months ago

On marriage equality, a missed opportunity

Hindustan Times  

On October 17, 2023, the world’s most powerful Supreme Court expressed its inability to recognise same-sex marriage in Supriyo vs Union of India. Legislation by the Indian Parliament granting legal recognition to same-sex marriage is almost improbable, given its populist gesture in such contentious issues. Given the nuances of the existing laws and since there was a legislative vacuum as …

The Supreme Court’s ‘no fundamental right to marry’ is wrong
1 year, 5 months ago

The Supreme Court’s ‘no fundamental right to marry’ is wrong

The Hindu  

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Legalising gay marriage: Societal shift takes time
1 year, 5 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Legalising gay marriage: Societal shift takes time

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court last week that it is not for the court to recognise the marital status of LGBTQ+ people, and that it is for Parliament and the state legislatures to make the necessary amendments to the Special Marriages Act, can be seen as a judicially informed decision, or as an expression of …

Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage verdict acts as a formidable document upholding the Indianness of homosexuality and gender queerness
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage verdict acts as a formidable document upholding the Indianness of homosexuality and gender queerness

The Hindu  

Though the Supreme Court has refused to legalise same-sex marriage, the Constitution Bench judgment is a formidable step to silence hostile voices who claim that homosexuality and gender queerness are un-Indian. “It is not queerness which is of foreign origin but the many shades of prejudice in India which are remnants of a colonial past,” Chief Justice of India D.Y. …

Same-sex marriage: Knot just yet
1 year, 5 months ago

Same-sex marriage: Knot just yet

New Indian Express  

Aditya Tiwari, author, Over the Rainbow: India’s Queer Heroes It’s appalling that even in 2023, we have to fight for our fundamental rights. Many argue that we’re just a handful of people, but let me tell you these are the same “handful of people” who have moved the courts time and time again and it is because of our resistance …

Law and custom: On the Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage
1 year, 5 months ago

Law and custom: On the Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage

The Hindu  

​ The Supreme Court of India’s refusal to accord legal recognition to marriages between persons of the same sex is a huge legal setback to the queer community in the country. Given the progress in law in recent years and the deepening of the meaning of individual rights, there was widespread expectation that the five-judge Constitution Bench would give the …

Holding back on marriage equality
1 year, 5 months ago

Holding back on marriage equality

Hindustan Times  

For a moment this windy autumn morning, it seemed India was poised to take a landmark step forward in affirming the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer people. Half an hour into the pronouncement of the verdict in a raft of petitions by same-sex couples seeking legal recognition of their union, judgments read out by Chief Justice of India …

Same-sex marriage verdict: What are Supreme Court’s orders for Centre, states, police?
1 year, 5 months ago

Same-sex marriage verdict: What are Supreme Court’s orders for Centre, states, police?

Firstpost  

Highlighting that queerness is not an ‘urban or elitist concept’, CJI DY Chandrachud asked the Centre, states and UTs to ensure the queer community is not discriminated against because of their identity. A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court on Tuesday rejected the petitions seeking marriage equality in a 3:2 verdict, with the dissenting judges saying that the right …

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage

Hindustan Times  

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India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it’s up to Parliament
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it’s up to Parliament

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s top court on Tuesday refused to legalize same-sex marriages, passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the world’s most populous country. Chandrachud said there were degrees of agreement and disagreement among the justices “on how far we have to go” on same-sex marriages, but the judges unanimously …

India’s top court rejects appeal to legalise same-sex marriage
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s top court rejects appeal to legalise same-sex marriage

Al Jazeera  

Five-judge bench makes ruling after hearing arguments in the case between April and May. India’s Supreme Court has declined an appeal to legalise same-sex marriages in a blow for LGBTQ rights in the world’s most populous country. Chandrachud said the state should provide some legal protections to same-sex unions, arguing that denying them “benefits and services” granted to heterosexual couples …

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it is up to Parliament
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it is up to Parliament

LA Times  

LGBTQ+ community supporters and members in New Delhi await the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling on whether to legalize same-sex marriage. India’s high court Tuesday refused to legalize same-sex marriage, passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the world’s most populous country. The decision was seen as a historic victory for LGBTQ+ …

Unpacking Indian Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage
1 year, 5 months ago

Unpacking Indian Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage

Al Jazeera  

India’s top court stops short of allowing equal marriage, but recognises the rights of gay couples. India’s top court has declined to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, drawing criticism from LGBTQ rights activists, who dubbed the verdict “regressive”. In the court earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government cast arguments in favour of extending rights as “urban, elitist …

LGBTQIA+ Rights In India: Struggles, Progress, And The Road Ahead
1 year, 7 months ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights In India: Struggles, Progress, And The Road Ahead

Live Law  

Article 15 of the Indian Constitution stands as a beacon of hope, vowing equality and protection against discrimination on diverse grounds, including sex. Despite India's rich shade of gender and sexual diversity, the draconian grip of colonial- era Section 377 cast a shadow, stifling genuine expression The struggles of the LGBTQIA community are multifaceted, encompassing social ostracism, exclusion from introductory …

Gender change through surgery a constitutional right, says Allahabad HC
1 year, 7 months ago

Gender change through surgery a constitutional right, says Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

A person has the constitutional right to change their gender through surgical intervention, the Allahabad high court has observed, ordering the Uttar Pradesh director general of police to decide on an application by a woman police constable who sought permission for sex reassignment surgery On April 15, 2014, the Supreme Court recognised transpersons as third gender and affirmed their rights …

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage
1 year, 10 months ago

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage

NPR  

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP MUMBAI — Aruna Desai still remembers the distress call that came in the middle of the night in September. 18 couples have petitioned the Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage Desai's reaction to her son telling her he was gay was …

Anita Anand | Imagining a new form of marriage in India: It has to start with a law
1 year, 10 months ago

Anita Anand | Imagining a new form of marriage in India: It has to start with a law

Deccan Chronicle  

Imagine a nuclear family in India: Mother, father, and children. Over the last decade, acceptance of homosexuality has grown in India, especially since the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in 2018, with a ruling that legalised consenting gay sex. The government argues that while the right to love and cohabit is a fundamental right, but marriage itself is “not an absolute …

Explained | How has the Supreme Court interpreted ‘sex’ and ‘gender identity’ in the past?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | How has the Supreme Court interpreted ‘sex’ and ‘gender identity’ in the past?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Article 3 of the Convention, defines gender as “socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men.” Enacted in the year 2015, Malta’s Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics Act allows for the legal gender recognition of persons based on self-determination and …

Govt on same-sex marriage: ‘Seeking recognition of relationship not fundamental’
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt on same-sex marriage: ‘Seeking recognition of relationship not fundamental’

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has been hearing arguments in context with granting legal sanction to same-sex marriage. During the hearing, Solicitor General representing the Central Government stated that there is ‘ no fundamental right in seeking recognition of a relationship as a marriage’. “Right to love, right to cohabit, right to choose a partner, right to have a sexual …

Same-sex marriage hearing LIVE: SC seeks govt response on grant of social benefits by May 3
1 year, 11 months ago

Same-sex marriage hearing LIVE: SC seeks govt response on grant of social benefits by May 3

Live Mint  

The legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India is currently being discussed in a batch of petitions, presently being heard by a constitution bench of the Supreme Court on April 27. SC asks Centre to respond on possible social benefits by May 3 SC asks Centre to come back on May 3 with its response on the social benefits that …

The many benefits of marriage equality
1 year, 11 months ago

The many benefits of marriage equality

The Hindu  

Last week, the Supreme Court started hearing petitions from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer petitioners seeking same-sex marriage equality. Therefore, excluding LGBTQ+ persons from marriage excludes us from the full benefits of participating in family and community life. LGBTQ+ marriage takes nothing away from those “straight” couples who already enjoy marriage equality, yet it means everything to the lives …

377 order implies gay couples can form marriage-like unions: Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

377 order implies gay couples can form marriage-like unions: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

By decriminalising homosexuality in 2018, the Supreme Court not only ratified consensual sexual relations between gay couples but also recognised that same-sex couples could stay in a stable, “marriage-like” relationship, a Constitution bench observed on Thursday, adding it is now for the apex court to mull over redefining the evolving notion of marriage in the wake of demands for legal …

Same-sex marriage: ‘There is nothing absolute…’: CJI Chandrachud
1 year, 11 months ago

Same-sex marriage: ‘There is nothing absolute…’: CJI Chandrachud

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India's hearing into petitions seeking to legalize same-sex marriage continued on third day on Thursday, April 20. 3:40 pm: CJI Chandrachud said, “Same-sex couples seek the same benefits of marriage.” To which, advocate Vishwanathan says that the LGBTQ parents are as qualified to have children as the heterosexual parents. The top court disapproved the central government's …

Same sex marriage: Govt cites ‘dignity, culture’ in opposing legalisation
1 year, 11 months ago

Same sex marriage: Govt cites ‘dignity, culture’ in opposing legalisation

Live Mint  

As, India patiently waits for a decision, the historic hearing for legalising same-sex marriage in India in the Supreme Court concluded it's second day. The Supreme Court on the second day of the hearing was urged by the Indian government to use it's ‘plenary powers, prestige and moral authority' in taking a decision on legalising same-sex marriage. Here are 10 …

Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch
1 year, 11 months ago

Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch

Hindustan Times  

Like most things in India, it began at a wedding. “Runaway LBI women and trans persons often wish to marry each other and are seeking to secure some legal and social legitimacy for their relationship, particularly given the hostility, threat and violence that is inflicted on them not only by society at large but specifically from family members, opposed to …

Same-Sex Marriage Hearing Supreme Court LGBTQ Issue CJI Chandrachud No Absolute Concept Of Man Woman
1 year, 11 months ago

Same-Sex Marriage Hearing Supreme Court LGBTQ Issue CJI Chandrachud No Absolute Concept Of Man Woman

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that there was no absolute concept of a man or a woman and the question was not of "what your genitals are". So, even when the Special Marriage Act says man and woman, the very notion of a man and a woman is not an absolute based on genitals," said the bench, which …

Same-sex marriage is a demand for dignity
1 year, 11 months ago

Same-sex marriage is a demand for dignity

Hindustan Times  

On September 6, 2018, when the Supreme Court read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and decriminalised the lives of countless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people, I was in the courtroom. In Puttaswamy vs Union of India, the apex court held that the sanctity of marriage, the liberty of procreation, the choice of family …

Psychiatrists issue statement supporting same-sex marriage ahead of SC hearing
1 year, 11 months ago

Psychiatrists issue statement supporting same-sex marriage ahead of SC hearing

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution Bench deciding the validity of same-sex marriages in India, the Indian Psychiatric Society on Sunday came out with a position statement in support of same-sex marriage, saying that LGBTQA spectrum individuals should be treated like all citizens of the country. The Indian Psychiatric Society’s position statement that homosexuality is not an illness had …

Explained | What is India’s stand on same-sex marriage?
2 years ago

Explained | What is India’s stand on same-sex marriage?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 13, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Courts, leaning on Article 21 that guarantees the right to life and liberty, have time and again ruled in favour of inter-faith and inter-caste marriages, directing the police and other rights organisations to give them protection when they were threatened by parents or …

Same-sex marriage: Will India become 2nd Asian nation to recognise it
2 years ago

Same-sex marriage: Will India become 2nd Asian nation to recognise it

Live Mint  

LGBTQ rights in India have expanded in recent years and, if the current case in Supreme Court goes in favour of the petitioners then the country will become only the second Asian jurisdiction after Taiwan to recognise same-sex unions. Last year, the Supreme Court offered a hint at how the case might go, expanding the definition of a family to …

'Heterosexual Marriages The Norm' : Centre Opposes Pleas In Supreme Court Seeking Recognition For Same-Sex Marriages
2 years ago

'Heterosexual Marriages The Norm' : Centre Opposes Pleas In Supreme Court Seeking Recognition For Same-Sex Marriages

Live Law  

The notion of marriage itself necessarily presupposes a union between two persons of the opposite sex, said the Central Government in its counter-affidavit filed in the Supreme Court opposing a bunch of petitions which seek legal recognition for same-sex marriage.The Centre said that the union between persons of opposite sex is "socially, culturally and legally ingrained into the very idea. …

MNLU Mumbai: Colloquium On ‘Gender Justice & Human Rights: Deciphering The Social And Legal Implications Of Same Sex Marriage In India’ [18th March]
2 years ago

MNLU Mumbai: Colloquium On ‘Gender Justice & Human Rights: Deciphering The Social And Legal Implications Of Same Sex Marriage In India’ [18th March]

Live Law  

About Maharashtra National law University MNLU Mumbai established under the Maharashtra National Law University Act 2014 on 20th March 2014, is one of the premier National Law Universities in India. Chandrachud, Supreme Court of India and the Chancellor, MNLU Mumbai, and Prof. Dilip Ukey, Vice Chancellor, MNLU Mumbai, the University has established CWCRGJ, inaugurated by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Mrs. …

Same Sex Marriage:The Current Conflict And The Way Forward
2 years, 3 months ago

Same Sex Marriage:The Current Conflict And The Way Forward

Live Law  

There is again a field ready for a confrontation between the government and the LGBTQIA+community as four gay couples have petitioned India's Supreme Court to allow same-sex marriages.The Supreme Court has given the government until January 6,2023 to respond. Barring Of The Same Sex Marriage: A Violation Of The Fundamental Rights It was inevitable that same-sex couples would soon knock …

Inheritance rights of transgenders: Journey hitherto and challenges ahead
2 years, 4 months ago

Inheritance rights of transgenders: Journey hitherto and challenges ahead

Firstpost  

With the law recognising only sons and daughters as legal successors, a transgender person’s right to inheritance is mired in legal tangles While our Constitution guarantees equality in every sphere of life, including law, to every Indian citizen, the reality is starkly different. However, with the personal laws still acknowledging only ‘sons’ or ‘daughters’ as successors in the absence of …

Equality and individual autonomy in reproductive rights: India shows the way
2 years, 5 months ago

Equality and individual autonomy in reproductive rights: India shows the way

Hindustan Times  

Women’s consent matters – that’s the top takeaway from the Indian Supreme Court ’s judgment on abortion for all women on International Safe Abortion Day. In a bold and landmark judgement on September 29, India’s top court interpreted the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules to reassert the reproductive rights for women and individuals with diverse gender identities who …

2018: Section 377 struck down
2 years, 7 months ago

2018: Section 377 struck down

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST In a historic judgment in 2018, a five-judge Supreme Court bench struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in Navtej Johar vs Union of India, 2018. The Supreme Court bench that heard the case in 2018 read down the section to the extent that it decriminalised consensual sex among adults of …

As SC Recognises Sex Work as a Job, Times When Judiciary Chose Rights over Tradition
2 years, 10 months ago

As SC Recognises Sex Work as a Job, Times When Judiciary Chose Rights over Tradition

News 18  

In a significant order this week, the Supreme Court directed that police should neither interfere nor take criminal action against adult and consenting sex workers. The judiciary in the recent years have passed several significant judgments promoting equality before the law and promoting individual freedom: Unmarried couple staying in a hotel Not illegal An unmarried couple staying together in a …

Can Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act, 2019 Be A Saviour?
3 years, 2 months ago

Can Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act, 2019 Be A Saviour?

Live Law  

Recently it appeared in the newspapers that a petition was moved by a highly qualified transwoman to the legal aid cell of Kerala High court seeking for euthanasia as she had no hope to survive with dignity. Till 2014, until The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 a private member's Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by Tiruchi Siva, …

Have taken steps to protect rights of third gender, set up Transgender Welfare Board: Bihar to SC
3 years, 4 months ago

Have taken steps to protect rights of third gender, set up Transgender Welfare Board: Bihar to SC

India Today  

The Bihar government has told the Supreme Court that it has taken all "possible steps" to protect the rights of the transgender community, including establishing a State Transgender Welfare Board to monitor their social development. A bench headed by the then Chief Justice S A Bobde on April 12 this year had sought responses from the Centre and states on …

On the margins with full equality still out of reach
3 years, 9 months ago

On the margins with full equality still out of reach

The Hindu  

This year, the world woke up to June, pride month, gazing at the Google Doodle of Dr. Frank Kameny, an American astronomer, veteran, and gay rights activist. Despite such a liberating Constitution, the Indian state and the law have been abusing and given many marginalised segments of the citizenry such as the queer community of India the cold shoulder. In …

LGBTQIA+ Rights In India: The Road Ahead
3 years, 9 months ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights In India: The Road Ahead

Live Law  

In March 2021, Oscar Davies, an English Barrister-at-law, became the first person known to be listed at Chambers in the U.K. with a gender-neutral honorific 'Mx', as opposed to being listed with the binary honorifics of 'Mr' or 'Ms'. While there is a similar recognition of transgender rights within the Indian legal domain, especially since the 2014 judgment of the …

Sushant Divgikar: There’s deep rooted homophobia in many institutions in India
4 years ago

Sushant Divgikar: There’s deep rooted homophobia in many institutions in India

Hindustan Times  

“Do you think the LGBTQ community is only interested in sex?” asks LGBTQI activist Sushant Divgikar, saying that’s one question he has been wondering ever since he heard about the Centre’s response to Delhi High Court on same-sex marriage. Last week, the Centre told the Delhi HC that there’s no fundamental right to seek recognition for same-sex marriage, stating that …

'Same-Sex Couples Not in Sync with Indian Values': Centre Opposes Gay Marriages
4 years, 1 month ago

'Same-Sex Couples Not in Sync with Indian Values': Centre Opposes Gay Marriages

News 18  

Terming the idea of same sex marriages as contrary to the idea of family in Indian culture, the Centre on Thursday opposed the petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriages. “Law only recognizes marriage between man & woman,”Centre said in response to petition filed in Delhi High court by four people belonging to the LGBTQ community. “Living together as partners and …

Transgenders To Be Included as Separate Gender Category in NCRB Reports: Centre Informs Delhi High Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Transgenders To Be Included as Separate Gender Category in NCRB Reports: Centre Informs Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Centre today informed the Delhi High Court that transgenders shall now be included as a separate gender category in Prison Statistics Report prepared by the National Crime Records Bureau.The Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma submitted this before the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan hearing the petition.The Court was hearing a petition. The Centre …

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