The Centre informed today the Supreme Court that a ‘certificate of identity’ issued under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 will be accepted as valid documentation for applying for a PAN card. This is in response to a petition urging the addition of a third gender category to PAN cards, enabling accurate match with Aadhaar records.
Supreme Court Reviews Bihar’s Decision to Classify Transgender Identities as Castes: Reshma Prasad Challenges State’s Move Trans activist Reshma Prasad has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Bihar government’s decision to categorize transgender identities under caste lists for the state’s caste survey. The decision, as outlined in a June 6 notification, has been labeled as […]
