Facts: The Petitioner was a law student who had approached the Court seeking appropriate orders for the construction of separate public toilets for transgender persons. The Petitioner’s plea was rooted in the argument that the State must provide for basic facilities like public toilets for transgender persons to ensure equal protection of their rights in […]
ANAMIKA V. UNION OF INDIA
Facts: This Petition was filed challenging the constitutionality of S.354-A of IPC, in so far as it excludes victims of sexual harassment who are transgender persons. It was argued that S.354A is ultra vires of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution. Court Decision and Reasoning: The petition was dismissed by the Court as […]
KARAN TRIPATHI V. NCRB
KEY FACTS: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) publishes an annual Prison Statistics India (PSI) report in which the composition of the prisoners is released. One of these categories is that of gender which only classifies on the heteronormative male/female basis. The Petitioner, Karan Tripathi, approached the Delhi High Court to include a third category […]
SHIVANI ‘SHIVY’ BHAT VS. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
KEY FACTS: Shivani ‘Shivy’ Bhat was an Indian-origin citizen of the USA. He had grown up in the USA and was pursuing his further studies there. When he was visiting his ancestral home in Uttar Pradesh (UP) with his family, his family confiscated his passport and green-card. Shivy’s family harassed and beat him. They also […]