India Supreme Court seeks response to petition on transgender law
India’s Supreme Court issued notices to three Union ministries on October 28 over a petition by Women’s Declaration International India, PTI reports. The petition raises questions about transgender people’s access to protections and facilities; the court joined it to existing challenges to the 2026 transgender-law amendment. The government said its forthcoming response would address the concerns. These are submissions and a procedural step, not a merits ruling or a new restriction on trans people’s rights.
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