BACKGROUND: In Jeeva M. v. State of Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court considered a petition filed by a transgender person who wanted to change their name and gender on all school documents, as well as their SSLC (10th) and PUC (12th) certificates. The Court noted that they had received many such petitions earlier as well. […]
KARNATAKA CIVIL SERVICES (GENERAL RECRUITMENT) (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2021
The Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) (Amendment) Rules, 2021 (‘2021 Amendment’) added sub-rule (1D) to Rule 9 of the original Rules, 1977. THE AMENDMENT: The 2021 Amendment provides 1% reservation for transgender persons in civil services post filled through direct recruitment. The reservations will be 1% in each of the categories of posts: General Merit, […]