A CRITICAL LEGAL STUDY ON THE TRANSGENDER PERSONS (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS) ACT 2019, WITH EMPHASIZE ON THE AMBIGUITY REGARDING THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION PROCEDURE AND CHALLENGES IN THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS
Volume 1Issue II Year 2022
Devika K R
VIII Semester, B.BA. L.LB (Honours), School of Legal Studies, CUSAT
dkrsajeev.15@gmail.com
Table of Contents
Devika K R
VIII Semester, B.BA. L.LB (Honours), School of Legal Studies, CUSAT
dkrsajeev.15@gmail.com
Transgender- community- certification- identity- District Magistrate
1. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Act,2019, S 2(k), No.40, Acts of Parliament ,2019 (India).
2. Sugyanta Priyadrashini, Life of Transgender in Ethical Milieu: A Study of Selected Transgenders of Bhubaneswar, India,9(4), AJIS 125, 125-126 (2020).
3. SCHOOL OF LAW WILLIAMS INSTITUTE
4. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
5. FRANCE 24
6. Supra note 5, at 2.
7. Supra note 5, at 2.
8. CENTRE FOR LAW AND POLICY RESEARCH
9. UN General Assembly, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 16 December 1966, United Nations, Art 26 Treaty Series, vol. 999, p. 171, available at:
10. Dr. Seema Garg, Kunjana Mittal, Transgender in India: New developments and enactments, 2(11), International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development. 402, 403- 405(2015).
11. Id . at 4.
12. Queen Empress v. Khairati, 1884 ILR 6 All 204.
13. Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi , WP(C) No.7455/2001.
14. Suresh Kumar Koushal and Others v. Naz Foundation and Others, Civil Appeal No.10972 of 2013.
15. Navtej Singh Johar v. UOI,AIR 2018 SC 4321, W. P. (Crl.) No. 76 of 2016 D. No. 14961/2016.
16. NALSA v. Union of India, 2014 5 SCC 438.
17. THE INDIAN EXPRESS, Why transgenders have been always ignored during elections
18. Id . at 5.
19. Supra note 16, at 5.
20. Supra note 15, at 5.
21. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, S 6, No. 40, Acts of Parliament,2019(India).
22. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, S 4, 2020 (India).
23. Kanmani Ray lR,Transgender Act: Not Just Unconstitutional, LIVELAW
24. Supra note 15, at 6.
25. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Act , 2019, S 8,No. 40,Acts of Parliament,2019 (India).
26. Kabeer C v. State of Kerala, WP (C) No.29247 of 2019(s).
27. Supra note 15, at 4.
28. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 S.C.C. 1 (India).
29. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
30. Gautham Bhatia, The Constitutional Challenge to the Transgender Act, LIVE LAW, (July 31st, 2022, 8:15 PM)
31. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Act , 2019, S 6(8), No. 40,Acts of Parliament,2019 (India).
32. ASIA PACIFIC FORUM
33. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
34. DR. SEEMA GARG, KUNJANA MITTAL Supra note 10, at 4.
References
1. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Act,2019, S 2(k), No.40, Acts of Parliament ,2019 (India).
2. Sugyanta Priyadrashini, Life of Transgender in Ethical Milieu: A Study of Selected Transgenders of Bhubaneswar, India,9(4), AJIS 125, 125-126 (2020).
3. SCHOOL OF LAW WILLIAMS INSTITUTE
4. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
5. FRANCE 24
6. Supra note 5, at 2.
7. Supra note 5, at 2.
8. CENTRE FOR LAW AND POLICY RESEARCH
9. UN General Assembly, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 16 December 1966, United Nations, Art 26 Treaty Series, vol. 999, p. 171, available at:
10. Dr. Seema Garg, Kunjana Mittal, Transgender in India: New developments and enactments, 2(11), International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development. 402, 403- 405(2015).
11. Id . at 4.
12. Queen Empress v. Khairati, 1884 ILR 6 All 204.
13. Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT of Delhi , WP(C) No.7455/2001.
14. Suresh Kumar Koushal and Others v. Naz Foundation and Others, Civil Appeal No.10972 of 2013.
15. Navtej Singh Johar v. UOI,AIR 2018 SC 4321, W. P. (Crl.) No. 76 of 2016 D. No. 14961/2016.
16. NALSA v. Union of India, 2014 5 SCC 438.
17. THE INDIAN EXPRESS, Why transgenders have been always ignored during elections
18. Id . at 5.
19. Supra note 16, at 5.
20. Supra note 15, at 5.
21. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, S 6, No. 40, Acts of Parliament,2019(India).
22. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, S 4, 2020 (India).
23. Kanmani Ray lR,Transgender Act: Not Just Unconstitutional, LIVELAW
24. Supra note 15, at 6.
25. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Act , 2019, S 8,No. 40,Acts of Parliament,2019 (India).
26. Kabeer C v. State of Kerala, WP (C) No.29247 of 2019(s).
27. Supra note 15, at 4.
28. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 S.C.C. 1 (India).
29. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
30. Gautham Bhatia, The Constitutional Challenge to the Transgender Act, LIVE LAW, (July 31st, 2022, 8:15 PM)
31. The Transgender Person’s (Protection of Rights) Act , 2019, S 6(8), No. 40,Acts of Parliament,2019 (India).
32. ASIA PACIFIC FORUM
33. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
34. DR. SEEMA GARG, KUNJANA MITTAL Supra note 10, at 4.