Transgenders’ Rights
Constitutional Provisions: Articles 14, 15, 16, 19 and 21 talks about equality and freedom of life with dignity.
Legal Provisions
- The Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019: It prohibits discrimination against transgenders.
Judicial Pronouncements
- High Court in Naz Foundation vs NCT of Delhi, 2009, stated that section 377 (criminalises homosexuality) of IPC is unconstitutional as it violates articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the constitution.
- Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority vs Union of India, 2014, created/granted third gender status to the transgenders.
- Supreme Court in Navtej Singh Johar vs Union of India, 2018, stated that section ....
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