'Serious Concern': Gauhati High Court On Plea Against Lack Of Medical Assistance, Reconstructive Surgery Facility For Transgender Persons

The Gauhati High Court on Friday asked the Union Government and Assam Government to apprise it about the issue of failure to address the medical needs of the members of the Transgender community living in Assam, specifically, extending the facility of reconstructive surgery.The division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita observed,“…we are of the view that the...