Female Transgender Candidates Cannot Be Subjected to Criteria Meant for Male Applicants; Court Suggests Reservation Policy Reforms to State: Gauhati High Court

In a significant proceeding on a public interest issue, the Gauhati High Court addressed a PIL challenging an allegedly discriminatory police recruitment advertisement that had clubbed the seats reserved for transgender applicants with those for male candidates. The Court observed that female transgender candidates cannot be forced to undergo the same physical and procedural rigours required for male candidates in recruitment examinations. Background Of The Recruitment Advertisement The impugned advertisement…