As an interim relief, Supreme Court revives a January 2023 direction of a single-judge Bench of the Delhi High Court allowing Jane Kaushik the liberty to apply as a transgender person for any vacancy of her choice, ignoring the gender mentioned for the vacancy.
The desk will cater to trans persons, particularly in Chennai, and aims to address the community’s spiritual needs, as well as concerns related to employment and mental health counselling
Expunged sections were “included by mistake” in a March 30 judgment issued hours before the Act got Presidential assent, says Bench; includes statement that trans rights must not be “rendered illusory by procedural constraints”