The Union Government told the Supreme Court Of India that it has moved petitions to shift all cases pending before different High Courts. These matters question the constitutionality of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.
The Orissa High Court directed the Odisha government to update the name and gender of a petitioner in a land mutation certificate after Sex Reassignment Surgery. The Court held that there is no legal impediment in recognising gender identity based on reassigned sex supported by medical and statutory documents.
