Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Filed By Transwoman Alleging Discrimination In Employment Due To Gender Identity

The Supreme Court today (December 10) reserved judgment on a plea filed by a transwoman teacher whose appointment was allegedly terminated in two different schools in both Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh upon the revelation of her gender identity.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan was hearing the matter in which the Court had issued notice on January 2. The Court has asked the parties...