{"id":54902,"date":"2018-12-11T13:51:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T08:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=54902"},"modified":"2018-12-11T13:51:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T08:21:29","slug":"special-reservation-for-transgenders-in-appointments-for-government-jobs-in-tamil-nadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/special-reservation-for-transgenders-in-appointments-for-government-jobs-in-tamil-nadu","title":{"rendered":"Special reservation for transgenders in appointments for government jobs in Tamil Nadu."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"182\" data-attachment-id=\"54872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/petition-in-hc-challenging-maharastra-govts-maratha-quota-move\/download-1-13\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/download-1.jpg?fit=277%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"277,182\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/download-1.jpg?fit=277%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/download-1.jpg?fit=277%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/download-1.jpg?resize=277%2C182&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/download-1.jpg?w=277&amp;ssl=1 277w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/download-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nThe Madras High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a plea seeking special reservation for transgenders in appointments for government jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The notice was issued by Justice S Vimala on a plea moved by a Chennai resident P Sudha, a transsexual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The petitioner submitted that reservation is provided for upliftment of certain communities and women in some cases as they were oppressed and denied equal opportunities for over several decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though transgenders have been identified as the third gender, no proper welfare measures are being taken by the state for the community&#8217;s upliftment or empowerment, the petition said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This community is in a constant battle with oppression and discrimination from all sections of society, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sudha stated in the petition that providing reservation to the community was the need of the hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noting that such reservation could change the face of the community, the petitioner wanted the court to direct the state government to come up with a policy to provide reservation to the community as a special case in government appointments.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Madras High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a plea seeking special reservation for transgenders in appointments for government jobs. 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