SC notice to Centre, states on reservation for transpersons

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and states on providing reservation to transgenders after a top court decision of 2014 had directed them to be treated as socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) for reservation in public employment and admissions.

- Abraham Thomas

The order was passed by a bench of justices PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar while hearing a petition filed by two transgender doctors demanding reservation in the NEET-PG admission. Although the students sought an order to reserve two seats for them as counselling is likely to begin soon, the court said it was more interested to ensure a system is put in place, that may benefit not just the two petitioners but all those who are similarly placed.