High Court Directs University to Include Transgender Category in Admission Process

High Court Directs University to Include Transgender Category in Admission Process

Sep 19, 2024

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

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Supreme Court to Deliberate on Transgender Women’s Eligibility to Invoke

Supreme Court to Deliberate on Transgender Women’s Eligibility to Invoke

Nov 2, 2023

Issue: Is it possible for a transgender woman who underwent sex reassignment surgery to be classified as an “aggrieved person” within the Domestic Violence Act of 2005 and to seek interim support in a domestic violence case? Facts of the Case:The Appellant wedded

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Transgender persons in a heterosexual relationship have the right to marry: SC

Transgender persons in a heterosexual relationship have the right to marry: SC

Oct 17, 2023

On Tuesday, the court refused to grant the legal recognition to the queer marriages in India. Meanwhile, it also clarified that as per the statutory provisions, transgender persons in heterosexual relationships have a right to marry. Four judgments were pronounced by a constitution

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