High Court Directs University to Include Transgender Category in Admission Process
Last Updated on September 19, 2024 by Srijan Raj
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University to consider the application of a transgender candidate for its undergraduate degree course.
Justice M Dhandapani ordered the university to consider the application of petitioner A Nivetha and place her in the appropriate category for admissions within two weeks of its order.
Nivetha filed a petition claiming that the prospectus issued for the undergraduate degree course for 2024-2025 for the Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Course was illegal as it did not categorize transgender candidates under a special category.
The court directed the third respondent to consider the application of Nivetha dated 26.06.2024 and place her appropriately within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.
The court emphasized that the third respondent shall not reject the application of the petitioner on the ground of transgender.
