Trans identification no floor to disclaim admission: Madras HC | India Information

CHENNAI: Madras HC has dominated that Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences College can’t reject an utility based mostly on the candidate’s transgender identification. Justice M Dhandapani directed the college to contemplate the applying of petitioner A Nivetha and place her within the acceptable class inside two weeks.
HC’s choice got here in response to a restricted reduction request by Nivetha, with out interfering with the college’s admission notification issued on June 26.
Nivetha had challenged the college’s prospectus for undergraduate admissions for 2024-2025, arguing that it failed to incorporate a particular class for transgender candidates.