Right in Question: The right of a transgender person to have their self-identified name and gender legally recognized in all official and educational documents. Facts: The Petitioner, originally recorded as “Boboi Laishram” (male), underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2019 and was thereafter recognized as Dr. Beoncy Laishram (female). The District Magistrate, Imphal West issued the […]
M. SRINIVASAN V. STATE THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANR.
Facts: The case originated from an incident involving the second respondent, a transwoman named Neka, who was abused by the Petitioner, and she had filed a complaint under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 and under the IPC. The Accused filed a petition under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code […]