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Rajya Sabha Passes Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019(27.11.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019. The Bill on protection of rights of transgenders was passed after a .....
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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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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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Patna HC Seeks Report on Implementation of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act(31.08.2020)
Patna High Court has sought a report from the Central as well as the State Government, delineating the steps taken by them to implement the welfare pr.....
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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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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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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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Madras HC: Transgender Persons Self-Identifying As Females Can't Be Clubbed Under Women Quota(03.03.2022)
Madras High Court has held that clubbing Transgender persons who self-identified as females under the quota for women is unconstitutional. The Court h.....
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Patna HC Seeks Response in PIL Seeking to Create Separate Lock Ups for Transgender Persons(11.03.2022)
Patna High Court has sought state's response in a public interest litigation seeking to create separate lock ups for transgender persons in all police.....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rajasthan HC: Transgender Bill May Make Gender Identity Rights Dependent on State Approval(31.03.2026)
Rajasthan High Court observed that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, recently passed by Parliament, risks convertin.....
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