Transgender community welcomes HC order on reservation
9 hours, 5 minutes ago

Transgender community welcomes HC order on reservation

The Hindu  

The transgender community has welcomed the Kerala High Court direction to the State government to implement measures to provide reservation to transgender persons in education and public employment within six months. Even though a petition for mercy killing would not be allowed, I still gave it and it became news, following which the Minister gave me a temporary job that I am still continuing with.” Arjun Geetha, member of the State Transgender Welfare Board, says some south Indian States have brought in reservation, but Kerala was not much keen in this regard. It is important to ensure representation for the transgender community members in the public sector.” ‘Basic right’ Arjun who has been fighting a legal battle to apply for a police job points out the court order comes a decade after the Supreme Court order in the landmark NALSA case. “We hope that the State government responds positively to the court direction.” When contacted, the Social Justice directorate said the file concerned would be sent to the government for a decision on the matter.

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Kerala HC Directs State To Provide Reservations To Transgender Persons In Educational Institutions And Public Employment Within 6 Months
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1 day, 12 hours ago

Kerala HC Directs State To Provide Reservations To Transgender Persons In Educational Institutions And Public Employment Within 6 Months

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to provide reservations to transgender persons within six months in educational institutions and for public employment. In such circumstances, we are of the view that the Government shall implement measures to provide reservations to transgenders within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.” The court …

Karnataka HC Orders Modification Of Name, Gender In Birth/Death Certificate Of Transgender Persons If Sought With Necessary Certificate
2 weeks, 5 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 …

Madras HC Seeks Response On Plea Seeking Formulation & Implementation Of Technical & Operational Protocols For Gender Affirmative Care Procedures
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Madras HC Seeks Response On Plea Seeking Formulation & Implementation Of Technical & Operational Protocols For Gender Affirmative Care Procedures

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the National Medical Council, Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Government Rajaji Medical College and Hospital, National Health Mission Tamil Nadu, Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services to respond to a plea seeking protocols for gender affirmative …

Karnataka High Court Directs NLSIU To Provide Reservation To Transgender Students As Per SC's NALSA Judgment
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Karnataka High Court Directs NLSIU To Provide Reservation To Transgender Students As Per SC's NALSA Judgment

Live Law  

Justice Ravi V Hosmani directed, " NLSIU is directed to implement directions issued by Hon'ble Supreme Court in NALSA's case by formulating reservation along with measures for providing financial aid to TGs in education before commencement of admission process for next academic year. The Karnataka High Court as an interim measure directed the National Law School of India University to …

Karnataka High Court directs NLSIU to reserve 0.5% seats for transgender candidates in law courses till varsity formulates reservation for them
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Karnataka High Court directs NLSIU to reserve 0.5% seats for transgender candidates in law courses till varsity formulates reservation for them

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the National Law School of India University to provide reservation of 0.5% for transgender persons till the varsity formulates its reservation for transgenders. Also, the court directed the NLSIU to make a provision for fee waiver for persons admitted under transgender reservation quota, and seek appropriate grant from the State or the Central …

TN government gets six weeks to take call on 1 per cent trans person quota in education, jobs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TN government gets six weeks to take call on 1 per cent trans person quota in education, jobs

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has given the state government six weeks time to arrive at a decision on 1% reservation for transgender persons in education and employment. Accepting the state government’s plea for time to respond with an update on the policy decision for implementing transgender reservation, the first bench of Madras High Court consisting of Chief Justice KR …

First in India: Transgender persons to manage traffic
4 months ago

First in India: Transgender persons to manage traffic

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at inclusivity and providing employment opportunities, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has announced a new experiment in Hyderabad's traffic management system by hiring transgender individuals as traffic control volunteers. Additionally, the Chief Minister suggested that transgender volunteers should have a special uniform while on duty, creating a sense of professionalism and recognition. The uniform …

Telangana HC Puts Group IV Recruitment on Hold Over Transgender Reservation
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Telangana High Court orders quota for third gender in recruitment
5 months, 3 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, 3 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 …

Kerala transwoman forced to undergo conversion therapy gets HC relief
6 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Calcutta HC ruling providing 1% reservation to transgender persons is a move in the right direction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC ruling providing 1% reservation to transgender persons is a move in the right direction

Hindustan Times  

The recent judgement of the single judge of the Calcutta high court in Mrinal Barik v State of West Bengal case is significant. Following the Supreme Court's judgement of 2014 in the NALSA v Union of India, the single judge directed the state government to provide one per cent reservation to transgender persons in State public employment jobs. in addition …

Calcutta High Court Directs Bengal Govt To Ensure 1% Reservation For Transgender Persons In All Public Employment
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Directs Bengal Govt To Ensure 1% Reservation For Transgender Persons In All Public Employment

Live Law  

In a landmark development, the Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure 1% reservation for all transgender persons in public employment in the State, in accordance with the Supreme Court's NALSA guidelines.A single bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha held:This Court, however, notes that in terms of paragraph 135 in the National Legal Service Authority Vs. Union. …

HC directs WB govt to ensure 1 pc reservation for transgender persons in public employment
6 months, 4 weeks ago

HC directs WB govt to ensure 1 pc reservation for transgender persons in public employment

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure one per cent reservation for transgender persons in all public employment in the state. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha directed the chief secretary of the West Bengal government to ensure one per cent reservation for transgenders in all public employment. The West Bengal chief secretary had informed the high …

Treat transgenders as special category for employment, education: Madras HC
7 months 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,' …

Madras High Court Directs State To Prescribe Separate Norms For Transgender Persons In Employment And Educational Avenues
7 months ago

Madras High Court Directs State To Prescribe Separate Norms For Transgender Persons In Employment And Educational Avenues

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the state government to prescribe separate norms for transgender persons in employment and educational avenues. In every employment and educational avenues, the Government shall prescribe separate norms for transgenders which shal be below the norms prescribed for male and female candidates,” the court ruled. Justice Bhavani Subbaroyan remarked that the state government was still …

LGBTQIA+ community in Coimbatore seeks 5% reservation in educational institutions
11 months ago

LGBTQIA+ community in Coimbatore seeks 5% reservation in educational institutions

The Hindu  

The zonal meeting of representatives from the LGBTQIA+ community in Coimbatore convened with the District Social Welfare Department on February 13, Tuesday, offered three key recommendations for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Draft Policy targeted at the community. Part of a series of conferences spanning Villupuram, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Trichy and covering a total of 37 districts, the session saw the …

Tamil Nadu’s draft policy on LGBTQIA+ recommends constitution of State Commission for Sexual and Gender Minorites
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu’s draft policy on LGBTQIA+ recommends constitution of State Commission for Sexual and Gender Minorites

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday commended the State government for having come up with a draft Tamil Nadu Gender and Sexual Minority policy which contains various recommendations including the constitution of a statutory State Commission for Sexual and Gender Minorities. The policy’s consideration for specific sub-groups within the LGBTQIA+ community speaks to a nuanced approach to services, inclusion, and …

Kerala High Court Suo Moto Impleads Union Govt On Transgender Person's Plea For Reservation In Education & Public Employment
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Suo Moto Impleads Union Govt On Transgender Person's Plea For Reservation In Education & Public Employment

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today suo moto impleaded the Union Government in a plea moved by a transgender person seeking reservation for the community in education and public employment. “We can give reservation for caste, creed, community, colour, education, language, but you can't give reservation to an individual just because he or she is not perceived to be the in …

Madras High Court Asks State To Consider Providing Horizontal Reservation To Transgender Persons In Education, Public Employment
1 year ago

Madras High Court Asks State To Consider Providing Horizontal Reservation To Transgender Persons In Education, Public Employment

Live Law  

The Madras High court on Tuesday asked the State government to consider providing horizontal reservation to transgender persons in education and public employment. The court was hearing pleas by Grace Banu Ganesan and Rizwan Bharathi, both working for the rights of trans persons, seeking to frame and implement a horizontal reservation policy for transgender and intersex persons in public employment …

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 …

Provide reservations for transgender persons in local body polls, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government
1 year, 4 months ago

Provide reservations for transgender persons in local body polls, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government

The Hindu  

Observing that social ostracisation is the antithesis of humanity, the Madras High Court on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide reservations to transgender persons in the local body polls as an initial measure aimed at bringing them into mainstream society. Subramaniam also directed the Cuddalore Collector to initiate steps under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, …

3-Yrs LLB Admissions | NLSIU Executive Council Has Opted To Not Provide Reservation For Transgender Persons: Karnataka High Court Told
1 year, 5 months ago

3-Yrs LLB Admissions | NLSIU Executive Council Has Opted To Not Provide Reservation For Transgender Persons: Karnataka High Court Told

Live Law  

The National Law School of India University has informed the Karnataka High Court that its Executive Council has opted, at this time, not to provide reservation for transgender persons in admission to 3-years NLSAT-LLB 2023 course offered by the University. Vasantha seeks a direction to the State Government and the University to implement the Karnataka State Policy on Transgenders, 2017 …

Transgender students in Kerala to get reservation in nursing courses
1 year, 5 months ago

Transgender students in Kerala to get reservation in nursing courses

India Today  

The Kerala government, on Wednesday, announced that it has decided to grant reservations to transgender students pursuing nursing courses in the state. Stating that reservations will be granted to transgenders in the field of nursing, Health Minister Veena George announced that one seat each will be reserved for the transgender students in BSc Nursing and General Nursing courses. "The representation …

Gauhati High Court Directs State To Constitute Transgender Welfare Board Within Six Weeks
1 year, 6 months ago

Gauhati High Court Directs State To Constitute Transgender Welfare Board Within Six Weeks

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed the Assam Government to expedite the process of constitution of Transgender Welfare Board and complete the same within 6 weeks. P. Nayak, the Standing Counsel, Finance placed on record a copy of the sanction letter dated June 26, 2023, as per which acting on the request of the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, …

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 …

No separate policy under consideration for jobs to transgender persons: Centre
1 year, 9 months ago

No separate policy under consideration for jobs to transgender persons: Centre

The Hindu  

Even as the clamour for horizontal reservation for transgender people in government jobs and education grows across India, the Union government on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that there was no separate policy under consideration to provide jobs to transgender people in government organisations. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik replied, “Currently there is no such matter …

Kerala High Court Dismisses Public Service Commission's Plea Against KAT Order Permitting Transgender Person To Apply
1 year, 9 months ago

Kerala High Court Dismisses Public Service Commission's Plea Against KAT Order Permitting Transgender Person To Apply

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the plea of the Kerala Public Service Commission challenging the interim order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal that had permitted a transman by the name of Arjun Geetha, to apply for the post of Sub Inspector of Police in Armed Police Battalion.A division bench comprising Justice S V Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji considering. …

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 …

"State Fully Empowered To Draw Its Own Policy": MAT Frowns At Maha Govt For Resisting Transgender Entry In Police Department
2 years, 1 month ago

"State Fully Empowered To Draw Its Own Policy": MAT Frowns At Maha Govt For Resisting Transgender Entry In Police Department

Live Law  

The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal on Friday frowned at the State Government's resistance to add the option of "other gender" to the application form for enrolment of transgenders in the state police department. Even as the Maharashtra Government cited administrative difficulties and the need for a policy from the Central Government first, MAT Chairperson Justice Mridula Bhatkar was of the opinion …

Third Gender Candidates Entitled To Special Reservation: Madras High Court
2 years, 3 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 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 …

Despite legislation, transgender community faces discrimination and abuse
2 years, 8 months ago

Despite legislation, transgender community faces discrimination and abuse

The Hindu  

More than three years after she was denied a job in the Maharashtra State Police force despite passing the written exam with flying colours because a medical test declared her a "man" citing anatomical anomalies even she was not aware of, the Bombay High Court on Thursday finally cleared the way for the woman's appointment, asking the Maharashtra Government to …

HC notice to State on PIL seeking separate hostel facility for transgender students
2 years, 9 months ago

HC notice to State on PIL seeking separate hostel facility for transgender students

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notice to the State Government on a PIL petition seeking direction to all the institutions of higher education in the State to provide separate hostel facilities for transgender students. Petitioner, who identifies her gender as female and has undergone gender-affirming medical and surgical transition and treatment, has claimed that many transgender …

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 …

Karnataka police all set to recruit eight transgenders for special posts
3 years ago

Karnataka police all set to recruit eight transgenders for special posts

India Today  

The Karnataka police are all geared up to open the doors of opportunities for transgenders by inviting applications in the ongoing recruitment to appoint special reserve subinspectors and Scene Of Crime Officers. Not just the Karnataka police, but the Forensic Science Laboratory too, has invited applications to fill 206 Scene Of Crime Officer posts with three vacancies reserved for transgenders. …

Report Steps Taken To Provide Reservation To Transgenders In Educational Institutions & Public Appointments: Kerala High Court To Centre
3 years ago

Report Steps Taken To Provide Reservation To Transgenders In Educational Institutions & Public Appointments: Kerala High Court To Centre

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently directed the Central government to furnish the steps taken for providing reservation to the transgender community in cases of admission in educational institutions and for public appointments. "as directions have already been issued by the Hon'ble Apex Court as stated supra and taking note of the pendency of the writ petition from the year 2019 …

Kerala govt failed in implementing transgender policy: Amicus curiae report
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala govt failed in implementing transgender policy: Amicus curiae report

India Today  

The state government has failed in implementing transgender policy, according to the report submitted by the amicus curiae appointed by the Kerala High Court. The high court has now asked the state government to provide the details of measures taken to implement the transgender policy. The high court had taken suo motu cognisance and appointed the amicus curiae to study …

Specify Steps Taken For Welfare Of Transgenders, Implementation Of SC's NALSA Ruling: Kerala HC To State Legal Services Authority
3 years, 1 month ago

Specify Steps Taken For Welfare Of Transgenders, Implementation Of SC's NALSA Ruling: Kerala HC To State Legal Services Authority

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court last week directed the Member Secretary, Kerala State Legal Services Authority to submit details of the steps taken for the welfare of transgenders, as well as for the implementation of the decision of Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and others.The Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. …

'No Transgender Candidate Applied': Madras High Court Closes Plea Seeking Special Recruitment Drive For The Community
3 years, 2 months 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 …

Have taken steps to protect rights of third gender, set up Transgender Welfare Board: Bihar to SC
3 years, 2 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 …

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 …

1% Seats In Govt Jobs Reserved For Transgender Persons: Karnataka Govt Tells High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

1% Seats In Govt Jobs Reserved For Transgender Persons: Karnataka Govt Tells High Court

Live Law  

Karnataka Government has decided to provide 1 percent reservation to Transgender candidates in government jobs to be filled through the direct recruitment process. The Petitioner had therefore sought directions to the state government to include a separate category for transgender persons for the post of Special Reserve Constable Force as well as Bandsmen, and consider all the applications by the …

Karnataka Govt Gives Reservation To Transgender Persons In State Service
3 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka Govt Gives Reservation To Transgender Persons In State Service

Live Law  

The Karnataka Government has decided to provide 1 percent of vacancies to be filled in any services or post by the State government from among the transgender candidates in each category of General merit, SC,ST and in each of the OBC categories. The state government has also proposed an amendment to rule 16 of the said rules and the said …

Consider Extending COVID Cash Relief To Applicants Who Have Applied To State Board To Be Considered As Transgenders: Madras High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Consider Extending COVID Cash Relief To Applicants Who Have Applied To State Board To Be Considered As Transgenders: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Monday said that the state should consider whether all applicants who have applied to the Transgender Board in the State by May 31, 2021 may be considered as transgenders for the purpose of obtaining the benefit announced by the State.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was hearing a public. The …

'Change must take place...': Madras HC interim order on LGBTQIA community
3 years, 7 months ago

'Change must take place...': Madras HC interim order on LGBTQIA community

Hindustan Times  

Madras high court Justice Anand Venkatesh on Monday issued a slew of guidelines for the LGBTQIA community’s safety, prevention of harassment by authorities and destigmatisation in a society, in an interim order passed in the case of a lesbian couple who had sought protection. The directions include asking the police to close complaints without harassing trans persons if they receive …

Do You Have Any Scheme To Look After Health Issues Of Transgender Community?: Gauhati High Court Asks Assam Govt
3 years, 9 months ago

Do You Have Any Scheme To Look After Health Issues Of Transgender Community?: Gauhati High Court Asks Assam Govt

Live Law  

The 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 community. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak further directed the Central Health Ministry to come up with the list of beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat …

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