Q. The case resulted in the recognition of transgender persons as a third gender. The Supreme Court instructed the government to treat them as socially and economically backward. The Court also asked the government to expand reservations in education and jobs for transgenders. The landmark case is:
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Option a is correct –
National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (2014) is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court, which declared transgender people as the third gender. The court also instructed the government to treat transgender people as socially and economically backward classes, and provide them reservations in admissions to educational institutions and jobs. The apex court also said states and the Centre will devise social welfare schemes for third gender community and run a public awareness campaign to erase social stigma.
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