In a welcoming news for the transgender community, the Maharashtra government on Monday evening, March 6, informed the Bombay High Court (HC) that it would issue a GR (government resolution) providing a third window for them in all public employment and education enrolment within a week.
Additionally, the state will make an amendment to the Police Recruitment Rules providing physical standards for transgenders for the posts of constables and drivers in a week, Maharashtra advocate general Birendra Saraf said before the HC bench of Acting Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep Marne.
It further stated that within one week, a committee will be formed to submit a report for Transgender Guidelines and the committee shall submit a report in eight weeks or two months.
This development came days after the community urged to soon finalise the criterion for physical tests for them or to postponed the exams, that are scheduled for this month.
The HC was hearing a petition filed by Vinayak Kashid, filed last year, seeking compliance by the state of a landmark 2014 ruling of the Supreme Court in making and implementing a policy for transpersons in public jobs.
Last year, the top court had ordered states to reserve some seats in government jobs for transgender persons. With no reservations for the trans community and no response from the authorities, the petition was filed before the HC to address the violation of the community’s fundamental rights.
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