Calcuttta High Court sets New Precedent; Orders Bengal Government to impose 1% reservation for Transgenders in Public Employment
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The Calcutta High Court noted that there was also a State policy from 2022 in West Bengal that mandated treating transgender people equally in the workplace. The High Court did, however, instruct the government to follow suit because the State government had not yet established any reservations for transgender people seeking employment. Now, In the order dated June 14, the High Court requested that the relevant State entity schedule the petitioner’s interview and counselling as a special case and hire her to work as an assistant teacher in the primary section.
Written by – Gnaneswarran Beemarao
