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Supreme Court stays HC pleas on trans to avoid 'scattered opinion'Issuing the notice, a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justice V Mohana also ordered that the proceedings in the high courts ...
Centre moves SC for transfer of pleas against transgender law from high courtsThe government has approached the Supreme Court to centralize all legal challenges against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) (...
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
New Aadhaar card rules 2026: UIDAI expands document list for enrolment; simplifies rules for children; sets Aadhaar validity period for OCI, LTV, foreignersThe Unique Identification Authority of India has updated Aadhaar enrolment and correction rules. New regulations expand accepted documents ...
SC agrees to hear pleas against Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment ActIn a significant legal move, the Supreme Court has called upon the Centre, various states, and Union territories to respond to the challeng...
Transgender law must retain self-identification: Trans activist Maya ThakurA new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...
Droupadi Murmu assents to Transgender Rights Amendment; opposition flags exclusion, self-id concernsPresident Droupadi Murmu has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The legislation faces opposition...
Transgressionary state: Transgender Amendment Act is a step back on freedom, democracy and growthIndia's Transgender Act faces criticism for undermining individual rights and autonomy. This law's restrictions on self-determination and t...
Parliament passes bill to amend law on protection and rights of transgender personsParliament has passed a bill amending the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, excluding social orientations from its scope and ...
Lok Sabha Bill redefines transgender, excludes sexual orientationA new bill introduced in the Lok Sabha aims to legally define transgender persons, excluding those with different sexual orientations or se...
Centre, states exhibited 'grossly apathetic attitude' towards transgender community: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has strongly criticized the Centre and states for their "grossly apathetic attitude" and inaction towards the transgender...
Manipur High Court upholds transgender rights to update name and gender in official documentsThe Manipur High Court has affirmed the right of transgender individuals to update their name and gender on educational and official docume...
UK Supreme Court rules "woman" defined by biological sex, sparking debate on transgender rightsThe UK Supreme Court has ruled that "woman" refers to biological sex in the Equality Act 2010, excluding transgender women from legal prote...
Transgender identity certificate will be treated as valid documentation for PAN: Centre to SCThe Supreme Court has been informed that a 'certificate of identity' issued by the district magistrate under the Transgender Persons (Prote...
Hunt on for divyang-like 'respectable' coinage for transgendersET gathers that discussions are ongoing in the government and among social groups over the right term to represent the transgender communit...
Plea in SC raises issue of discrimination against transgendersThe petition filed by a Mumbai-based organisation said that transgenders should be treated with the same dignity and respect as others, cla...
Centre likely to treat transgenders as OBCs to give them education quotaThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also recently sought NCBC’s advice on the issue of including transgenders in the list of OBC...
Transgenders get right to self-perceived identity as Centre notifies rules to TG ActThe Centre and state governments would bring about changes in the educational curriculum to foster respect for gender diversity, sensitise ...
SC notice on plea against Transgender ActThe petition, filed by Assam’s first transgender judge Swati Bidhan Baruah, through advocate-on-record Rashmi Nandkumar, alleged that the T...
Government makes two major changes in Transgender Bill; may introduce in Parliament next weekNow, a person would be identified as transgender through self-identification and a certificate would be issued by the district magistrate.