Facts: A petition was filed highlighting the plight of the transgender community in the state of Bihar during the COVID-19 pandemic where no rations were provided to transgender persons. Court Decision and Reasoning: The Court noted that the State is under a constitutional as well as statutory obligation to protect the transgender community from discrimination. […]
RESHMA PRASAD @ RAMESH PRASAD VS. UNION OF INDIA
KEY FACTS: Reshma Prasad filed a petition before the Patna High Court seeking the monitoring and implementation of the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in NALSA v. Union of India. ISSUES AND DECISION: Reshma Prasad argued that the state had failed to establish integrated counselling and testing centres. This was one of the […]
SANGEETA HIJRA VS. STATE OF BIHAR
KEY FACTS: Sangeeta Hijra, a transgender woman filed her nomination for ‘female unreserved’ seat to contest the Patna Municipal election in 2017. The Deputy Development Commissioner of Patna (the “commissioner”) issued an order rejecting her nomination. The order stated that Sangeeta Hijra was not eligible for the ‘female unreserved’ seat because she is a transgender person. […]