NEET-PG: 'How Can You Again Say She Is Female, When Petitioner Identifies As Transgender Person?' Telangana High Court Pulls Up State
1 year, 5 months ago

NEET-PG: 'How Can You Again Say She Is Female, When Petitioner Identifies As Transgender Person?' Telangana High Court Pulls Up State

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Last month, the high court had directed the authorities to "extend the benefit of third gender status in addition to the petitioner’s status as a “Scheduled Caste” candidate while considering her admission in any of the courses either under the central quota or under the State quota for NEET PG 2023 in a manner which is beneficial to the petitioner." The Telangana High court has pulled up the state government for not instructing the counselling authority to register a transgender doctor under the ‘third gender’ category in the NEET PG 2023 despite an earlier direction from the court. Dr. Koyyala Ruth John Paul, the petitioner, had earlier challenged the order passed by the National Medical Committee, whereby she was denied registration and reservation under the ‘Third Gender’ quota of the NEET PG 2023 on the ground that The PG Medical Education Regulations, 2000, do not provide for gender based reservation. Background The petitioner appeared in the PG NEET 2023, and when counselling began, she noticed that she was placed under the ‘female’ category, despite having registered herself under the ‘Third gender’ category. However, NMC said that since the Post Graduation Medical Education Regulations, 2000 do not provide for reservation on the basis of gender, the petitioner could not be given a seat under the ‘third gender’ quota.

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Karnataka HC Orders Modification Of Name, Gender In Birth/Death Certificate Of Transgender Persons If Sought With Necessary Certificate
1 week, 6 days ago

Karnataka HC Orders Modification Of Name, Gender In Birth/Death Certificate Of Transgender Persons If Sought With Necessary Certificate

Live Law  

Noting that since there is no procedure for now in force for corrections in birth certificate on account of change in gender, Justice Suraj Govindaraj in his order directed that until suitable amendments are made in the Registration of Births and Deaths Act and rules therein, " it shall be the duty of the Registrar of Births and Deaths to …

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Filed By Transwoman Alleging Discrimination In Employment Due To Gender Identity
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Filed By Transwoman Alleging Discrimination In Employment Due To Gender Identity

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today reserved judgment on a plea filed by a transwoman teacher whose appointment was allegedly terminated in two different schools in both Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh upon the revelation of her gender identity.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan was hearing the matter in which the Court had issued notice on January 2. The Supreme …

Hyderabad Police Recruitment 2024: 44 transgenders clear physical tests for Traffic Assistants
1 month ago

Hyderabad Police Recruitment 2024: 44 transgenders clear physical tests for Traffic Assistants

Hindustan Times  

Forty-four transgender persons on Wednesday cleared the physical efficiency tests for selection as Traffic Assistants in the Hyderabad Traffic Police Department. As many as 44 transgenders have cleared physical tests for Traffic Assistants in Hyderabad Police. Addressing them, Hyderabad Commissioner of Police CV Anand said that "you should be a role model for your community and bring a good name …

Telangana HC: Why is transgender person admission put on hold?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana HC: Why is transgender person admission put on hold?

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court directed the convener of the TG Lawcet-24 and PGLcet-24 to file an affidavit explaining his conduct in keeping the admission of the transgender person in LLB course in abeyance. The panel comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao was dealing with a writ plea filed by Mallula Nagasri …

Telangana HC Puts Group IV Recruitment on Hold Over Transgender Reservation
4 months ago

Telangana HC Puts Group IV Recruitment on Hold Over Transgender Reservation

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A division bench of theTelangana High Court on Wednesday said that the ongoing recruitment process to Group IV services would be subject to a batch of writ pleas on providing reservation for transgender persons. The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao made the interim order while dealing with writ pleas filed by Devanth Tanusri …

Transgender identity certificate will be treated as valid documentation for PAN: Centre to Supreme Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Transgender identity certificate will be treated as valid documentation for PAN: Centre to Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that a 'certificate of identity' issued by the District Magistrate under the Transgender Persons Act, 2019 will be treated as valid documentation for applying for a PAN card. "During the pendency of this petition, we sought a reply from Union of India, who has been very supportive in this matter and by and …

Certificates Issued Under Transgender Persons Act 2019 Acceptable For PAN Card Applications : Centre Tells Supreme Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Certificates Issued Under Transgender Persons Act 2019 Acceptable For PAN Card Applications : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently suggested that the Union of India should incorporate provisions allowing certificates for identity and gender change issued under the Transgender Persons Act, 2019 as valid documentation for applying for a PAN card into the relevant Rules. The Court observed, “During the pendency of this petition, we sought a reply from Union of India, who has been …

Telangana High Court orders quota for third gender in recruitment
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana High Court orders quota for third gender in recruitment

New Indian Express  

HC orders quota for third gender in recruitments The Telangana High Court has directed the Telangana State Public Service Commission and the Labour, Employment and Training departments to include third gender status reservations for transgender individuals in recruitment processes, in addition to caste-based reservations. A bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice N Rajeshwar Rao was hearing a petition filed …

Extend Third Category Quota to Transgenders, Telangana HC Directs State
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Extend Third Category Quota to Transgenders, Telangana HC Directs State

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the Telangana State Public Service Commission and the labour, employment and training department to extend third gender status reservations to transgenders in the recruitment process conducted by them, in addition to the candidate’s caste-based reservations. A division bench, comprising Justice Sujoy Paul and Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, was dealing with a petition filed by a …

Who is Anukathir Surya, an IRS officer who made history with a gender change?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Who is Anukathir Surya, an IRS officer who made history with a gender change?

Hindustan Times  

A Telangana cadre Indian Revenue Service Officer made history by obtaining approval from the Union ministry of finance to change gender from female to male. Recently, Surya, formerly known as M Anusuya, who serves as Joint Commissioner in the office of the Chief Commissioner of the Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal in Hyderabad, filed a request to change …

Kerala transwoman forced to undergo conversion therapy gets HC relief
6 months ago

Kerala transwoman forced to undergo conversion therapy gets HC relief

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court allowed a 19-year-old transwoman to live freely after she was allegedly held in illegal detention by her parents and sister and forced to undergo therapy aimed at ‘altering’ her gender identity. The bench of justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and PM Manoj held that LGBT persons like other heterosexual persons are entitled to their privacy and the …

Kerala transwoman forced to undergo conversion therapy gets HC relief
6 months ago

Kerala transwoman forced to undergo conversion therapy gets HC relief

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court allowed a 19-year-old transwoman to live freely after she was allegedly held in illegal detention by her parents and sister and forced to undergo therapy aimed at ‘altering’ her gender identity. The bench of justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and PM Manoj held that LGBT persons like other heterosexual persons are entitled to their privacy and the …

Treat transgenders as special category for employment, education: Madras HC
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Treat transgenders as special category for employment, education: Madras HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Holding that the transgenders should be treated only as a special category irrespective of their caste, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to not bring them under either female or male category for education and employment. Justice V Bhavani Subbaroyan in an order passed on June 12, 2024 said in 'every employment and educational avenues,' …

Telangana HC Orders Consideration of Transgender Student in PG Medical Counselling
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana HC Orders Consideration of Transgender Student in PG Medical Counselling

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and the state government to consider in PG Medical counselling the case of a transgender student. The bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar made the interim order in a writ petition filed by Dr Praachi Rathod, the petitioner, complaining that the Central and state governments …

Notices to Kaloji Varsity, state on admission
1 year, 4 months ago

Notices to Kaloji Varsity, state on admission

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi, Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Vakati Karuna, Secretary of Telangana State Education Department, Dr. B. Karunakar Reddy, Vice Chancellor of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences and Directorate of Medical Counseling in Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,for non-compliance of the …

Gender change through surgery a constitutional right, says Allahabad HC
1 year, 4 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 …

Telangana HC pulls state for not extending quota to third gender applicants
1 year, 5 months ago

Telangana HC pulls state for not extending quota to third gender applicants

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure at the state government for not extending reservations to transgender community in academics. The Division Bench, comprising acting Chief Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwara Rao, pulled up the state government for the delay in implementing Supreme Court orders in relation to extending reservations to third gender communities in …

NEET PG admission 2023: HC directs Telangana govt, Centre, NMC to provide reservation to transgender students
1 year, 6 months ago

NEET PG admission 2023: HC directs Telangana govt, Centre, NMC to provide reservation to transgender students

India TV News  

NEET PG 2023 admission: The Telangana High Court has directed the Centre, state government, and National Medical Commission to grant an applicant seeking admission to post-graduate medical programmes in 2023 reservation under the transgender quota. ".as and when counselling commences for NEET PG 2023, respondents, more particularly respondent No.6, shall extend the benefit of third gender status in addition to …

HC questions TS government on Third Gender reservations
1 year, 6 months ago

HC questions TS government on Third Gender reservations

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the state government to inform it by Tuesday as to whether it was implementing the third gender reservations in education and employment, as per the judgment of the Supreme Court in ‘National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India’. The Supreme Court had directed the Centre and state governments to take steps to treat …

Telangana’s first transgender doctors fight odds, rise like a phoenix
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana’s first transgender doctors fight odds, rise like a phoenix

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Dr Praachi Rathod, armed with a stethoscope and a wide grin, sits in a brightly-coloured makeshift tent in the sprawling expanse of Phoenix Arena, tucked in the woods of the buzzing financial district and sandwiched between a line of office buildings in Hitec City. Involved in the one-day medical camp jointly organised by Mitr Clinic, the nation's first transgender …

HC seeks clarity on quota for transgender candidates
1 year, 11 months ago

HC seeks clarity on quota for transgender candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Friday directed the Centre and the National Medical Commission to seek instructions regarding reservation of seats for social and economically backward transgender community. The bench, comprising Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice Pulla Karthik, was dealing with a writ plea filed by Dr Ruth Paul challenging the NEET 2023 notification, …

Telangana government’s counselling list still categorises us as females, say transgender doctors
2 years, 1 month ago

Telangana government’s counselling list still categorises us as females, say transgender doctors

The Hindu  

While the two transgender doctors have been appointed as medical officers at Osmania General Hospital, not everything is hunky dory with them. Dr Praacchi Rathore and Dr Ruth John Paul, both had appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test post-graduate exam as trans women but they could not secure seats. Moreover, the State government’s counselling list is still categorising …

2-bench judge reserves orders related to transgender rights
2 years, 1 month ago

2-bench judge reserves orders related to transgender rights

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday reserved orders in a matter pertaining to transgender rights in Telangana state. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhasker Reddy was dealing with a writ plea filed by Vyjayanthi Vasantha Mogli. Senior counsel Jayana Kothari appearing for the petitioner contended that the Telangana Eunuchs Act …

Third Gender Candidates Entitled To Special Reservation: Madras High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Third Gender Candidates Entitled To Special Reservation: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the state Health and Family Welfare Department and Directorate of Medical Education to provide special reservation to the third gender/ transgender in the admissions for Post Basic Course.The direction was passed after a transgender woman approached the court with a plea seeking quashing of the Prospectus issued for the Post Basic Course. The Madras …

Telangana HC asks state to look into transgenders\' plea for Aasara pension
2 years, 3 months ago

Telangana HC asks state to look into transgenders\' plea for Aasara pension

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the state government to consider positively a PIL seeking extending Aasara pensions to transgender persons. A division bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy observed that it must be done without any second thoughts as transgender persons were vulnerable and faced social taboo. The bench was dealing with …

Transgender athlete may participate in category of own choice: Kerala HC
2 years, 5 months ago

Transgender athlete may participate in category of own choice: Kerala HC

Op India  

In a judgement that can have far-reaching consequences in the sports sector in the country, the Kerala High Court has said that transgender people should be allowed to participate in the category of the gender they identify themselves with. On Friday 29th July 2022, the Kerala High Court ruled that in the case of lack of a distinct category for …

Transgender Persons Entitled To Participate In Sporting Events In Gender Of Their Choice In Absence Of Separate Category: Kerala High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Transgender Persons Entitled To Participate In Sporting Events In Gender Of Their Choice In Absence Of Separate Category: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court, on Friday, while passing an interim order in a Writ Petition, observed that in sporting events, in the absence of a separate category for transgender persons, they must be permitted to participate in their chosen category.Justice V G Arun, observed that transgender persons are having equal rights to participate in competitions, and in the absence of …

Insisting On Transgender Person To Produce "Gender Re-Assignment Certificate" For Passport Prima Facie Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Insisting On Transgender Person To Produce "Gender Re-Assignment Certificate" For Passport Prima Facie Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that the Passport Rues, insofar as they require a Transgender person to produce certificate of Gender Re-assignment Surgery, is prima facie in teeth of the Supreme Court's judgment in NALSA v. Union of India and is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.A Bench led by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi observed,"You can't …

Transgender Persons Self-Identifying As Females Can't Be Clubbed Under Women Quota, Should Be Given Special Reservation : Madras High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Transgender Persons Self-Identifying As Females Can't Be Clubbed Under Women Quota, Should Be Given Special Reservation : Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has held that clubbing Transgender persons who self-identified as females under the quota for women is unconstitutional. "The decision of Tamil Nadu Uniform Services Recruitment Board to combine the TGs, who had opted for female category, along with the vacancies reserved for Women deprives equality to them which is violative of Articles 14 and 16 of …

'No Transgender Candidate Applied': Madras High Court Closes Plea Seeking Special Recruitment Drive For The Community
3 years, 1 month ago

'No Transgender Candidate Applied': Madras High Court Closes Plea Seeking Special Recruitment Drive For The Community

Live Law  

No transgender candidate has applied against the vacancies notified by the Madras High Court in March 2021, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu noted while disposing off a petition seeking 1% reservation for the community.The petitioner, a transgender rights activist, Grace Banu Ganeshan, had moved the High Court seeking a direction upon. No transgender …

1% Reservation For Transgenders In State-Owned Enterprises: Karnataka High Court Gives State Govt. 'Last Chance' To Issue Directions
3 years, 3 months ago

1% Reservation For Transgenders In State-Owned Enterprises: Karnataka High Court Gives State Govt. 'Last Chance' To Issue Directions

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday, by way of last chance, granted four weeks time to the state government to comply with an earlier order directing it to consider providing 1% reservations to transgenders for recruitment in all state-owned corporations. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said "Four weeks time by …

Basic Tenets Of Equality Prima facie Violated By Not Providing Reservation Benefits To Transgenders In 'Joint CSIR-UGC NET' Exam: Calcutta High Court Seeks UGC's Reply
3 years, 11 months ago

Basic Tenets Of Equality Prima facie Violated By Not Providing Reservation Benefits To Transgenders In 'Joint CSIR-UGC NET' Exam: Calcutta High Court Seeks UGC's Reply

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court last week took note of the patent discrepancy in the eligibility criteria of the Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination with those of the UGC-NET Examination. However, since the counsel appearing for the UGC prayed for some time to take appropriate instructions, the Court adjourned the matter till February 1, 2021. Notable orders of other High Courts Recently, …

"She Chose Female Gender As Her Self-Perceived Gender Identity": Bombay HC Allows Transgender To Contest Polls As Woman Candidate
4 years ago

"She Chose Female Gender As Her Self-Perceived Gender Identity": Bombay HC Allows Transgender To Contest Polls As Woman Candidate

Live Law  

Noting that Transgender Persons Act, 2019 permits a transgender person to have a right to be recognized and such transgender is permitted to have a right to self-perceived gender identity, the Bombay High Court on Saturday allowed a transgender to contest village panchayat polls as a Woman candidate. Importantly, while allowing her to contest Gram Panchayat election in Jalgaon district …

Transgenders To Be Included as Separate Gender Category in NCRB Reports: Centre Informs Delhi High Court
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Transgender will now be included as separate gender category in prison statistics
4 years, 1 month ago

Transgender will now be included as separate gender category in prison statistics

India TV News  

The National Crime Records Bureau informed the Delhi High Court on Monday that it has agreed to include transgender as a separate category in the gender classification of prisoners in their annual publication of prison statistics 2020. This comes after a public suit was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the NCRB to recognize and classify …

[NCC Act] "Person Cannot Be Denied A Legitimate Right Only Because She is A Transgender", Observes Kerala High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

[NCC Act] "Person Cannot Be Denied A Legitimate Right Only Because She is A Transgender", Observes Kerala High Court

Live Law  

"Person cannot be denied a legitimate right only because she is a transgender", noted Justice Devan Ramachandran while hearing a plea filed by a transwoman, challenging Section 6 of the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948 as illegal and ultra vires of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India. The Plea has arrayed State of Kerala, University of …

Assam Becomes First State to Include 'Transgender' in Gender Option in Exam Form, 42 Candidates Apply
4 years, 2 months ago

Assam Becomes First State to Include 'Transgender' in Gender Option in Exam Form, 42 Candidates Apply

News 18  

Assam has reportedly become the first state in India to include the “transgender” option in the gender category in the form for civil service examinations. In the application procedure recently started by the Assam Public Service Commission, the transgender option was included in the gender category. In 2018, 28-year-old Atri Kar became the first transgender person from Bengal to sit …

Supreme Court Lauds Plea on Protection of Transgenders, Seeks Centre's Reply
4 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Lauds Plea on Protection of Transgenders, Seeks Centre's Reply

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday lauded as ‘good petition’ a PIL that sought equal protection for transgenders against sexual crimes under the IPC in the absence of specific penal provisions and sought a response from the Centre. The plea had referred to the provisions of the Indian Penal Code of 1860 and recent amendments to the statue on sexual offences …

"This Is A Good Petition," Says CJI Bobde While Issuing Notice On Plea Seeking Equal Protection For Transgenders Against Sexual Crimes
4 years, 2 months ago

"This Is A Good Petition," Says CJI Bobde While Issuing Notice On Plea Seeking Equal Protection For Transgenders Against Sexual Crimes

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking equal protection of laws to the transgender community from sexual crimes in context of the Indian Penal Code.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramniun asked Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appearing for the petitioner as to how many times the Court had legislated upon …

Willing To Provide Reservation To Transgender Persons Under OBC : Karnataka Govt Tells HC [Read Affidavit]
4 years, 3 months ago

Willing To Provide Reservation To Transgender Persons Under OBC : Karnataka Govt Tells HC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

The Karnataka Government has said that it is willing to consider the transgender persons under one of the categories of Other Backward classes for recruitment, after obtaining the opinion of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes. In an affidavit submitted before the Karnataka High Court by Dr Rajneesh Goel, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, it is stated that "According …

SC to Hear After 3 Weeks Plea of Transgender Woman Against Denial of Job in Air India
4 years, 4 months ago

SC to Hear After 3 Weeks Plea of Transgender Woman Against Denial of Job in Air India

News 18  

The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hear after three weeks a transgender woman’s plea challenging Air India’s decision to deny her a job as a cabin crew member. On July 23, the top court had allowed the transgender woman, who had undergone sex change in 2014, to amend her plea challenging Air India’s decision to deny her the job …

'Transgender' to be added as separate category in job applications: Centre to departments
4 years, 8 months ago

'Transgender' to be added as separate category in job applications: Centre to departments

India Today  

All central government departments were on Monday asked to include “transgender” as a separate category of gender for recruitment in civil services and other posts, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The matter regarding inclusion of “Third Gender/any Other Category” in the application forms in recruitment to various posts under the central government, was under consideration of the government for …

Plea filed in SC against 2,000 transgenders being excluded from NRC, says Assam's first transgender judge Swati Bidhan Baruah
5 years, 3 months ago

Plea filed in SC against 2,000 transgenders being excluded from NRC, says Assam's first transgender judge Swati Bidhan Baruah

Firstpost  

A petition has been filled in the apex court seeking its direction in the issue of around 2,000 transgenders being excluded from the list of National Register of Citizens of Assam Guwahati: A petition has been filled in the apex court seeking its direction in the issue of around 2,000 transgenders being excluded from the list of National Register of …

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