In a significant order that will benefit the transgender community, the Madras High Court on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, asked the T.N. government to consider the possibility of providing 1% horizontal reservation for the community across all caste categories in education as well as public employment.
Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy granted time till March 4, 2024 for Advocate General R. Shunmugasundaram to take instructions from government officials, after the law officer said this was a policy decision which had to be taken at the highest level.
The judges agreed with Senior Counsel Jayna Kothari, representing transgender activist Grace Banu Ganesan who had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition, that though Tamil Nadu was a pioneer in transgender persons’ upliftment, the reservation policy for the community in the State was somewhat complicated.
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