KEY FACTS: The Petitioner in this case was assigned male at birth. Later, by a sworn affidavit before the Judicial Magistrate, they identified themselves as a transgender person. However, they had obtained employment with the State Police as a ‘lady’ with the name Pallabi Chakraborty. This happened after the enactment of the Transgender Persons (Protection […]
MANJU VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU
KEY FACTS: Manju, a transgender woman, applied for the post of a police constable. Manju passed the written test and most activities in the physical test. However, she did not complete the 100-meter sprint within the required time limit. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services-Recruitment Board disqualified her. She approached the High Court challenging her disqualification. ISSUES: The Court had […]
K. PRITHIKA YASHINI VS. CHAIRMAN, TAMIL NADU UNIFORMED SERVICES RECRUITMENT BOARD
KEY FACTS: K. Prithika Yashini was a transgender woman who applied for the post of Sub-Inspector. The selection process consisted of three steps: a written test, physical test and viva voce (oral examination). Despite the Supreme Court judgment in NALSA v Union of India, the application form for the selection did not account for “third gender” applicants. Prithika approached […]
GANGA KUMARI VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
KEY FACTS: Ganga Kumari had applied for the post of a woman police constable. She was qualified and successfully cleared the written examination, physical efficiency tests and also underwent a medical examination. Despite being selected for the post, she was denied an appointment letter because the medical report termed her a “hermaphrodite”. After repeated unanswered […]
FAIZAN SIDDIQUI V. SASHASTRA SEEMA BAL
ISSUE KEY FACTS Faizan Siddiqui, the petitioner, was diagnosed with a congenital anomaly named Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome and a Disorder of Sexual Differentiation (DSD). This meant that despite being born male, her body was not responsive to male hormones. Hence, she identified as female. She underwent surgery at a young age to remove her […]
NANGAI-III V. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
ISSUE Whether the court can direct the Police to appoint Nangai-III, a woman who does not have a uterus, to the post of police constable she was selected for? KEY FACTS Nangai-III (name changed) was selected for the post of grade II woman police constable. Before her appointment, she was required to undergo a medical […]
NANGAI-II V. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
ISSUE Whether the termination of Nangai- II was based on a resignation letter obtained by force because of her variations in sex characteristics? KEY FACTS Nangai- II (name changed) was assigned female at birth and lived her entire life as a woman. She was selected for the post of a woman police constable and passed […]
NANGAI V. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
ISSUE First, whether Nangai, a woman with variations in sexual characteristics, is eligible for appointment as “Woman Police Constable”? Second, whether the termination of her services for having such variations in sexual characteristics is wrong in law? KEY FACTS Nangai (name changed) was assigned and registered as female at birth. Nangai’s documents, including her birth […]