Maharashtra Government to review reservation for transgenders in educational institutions & government jobs
The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government to review and rethink granting reservations to transgenders in state-run educational institutions and government jobs
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep Marne asked a committee organised by the state government for the issue to consider and submit a report by June 7.
When Advocate General Birendra Saraf sought more time, the court said that If there is a hanging sword then things move faster.The case began when Vinayak Kashid, a transgender who is a graduate in Electrical Engineering and postgraduate in Technology had registered a petition seeking a modification to the advertisement issued by MahaTransco in May this year for mass recruitment to include the transgender category.
The Advocate Kranti LC has suggested the point that in Karnataka, 1 per cent reservation was provided for transgenders in all caste categories. He believes that there is a need for a policy like this in Maharashtra as well. The Bombay High Court was asked why such a policy was not adopted.
