Karnataka HC questions 12-year delay in education quota for transgender persons
The Karnataka High Court has criticized the state government for a 12-year delay in implementing educational reservations for transgender persons following the 2014 NALSA ruling. The court is currently intervening to ensure a transgender student receives admission to a law college after being denied a seat at NLSIU.
Why it matters
It highlights the systemic failure of state institutions to uphold constitutional rights and Supreme Court mandates for marginalized communities.
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court on July 17 questioned the state government for failing to implement reservation for transgender persons in educational institutions, nearly 12 years after the Supreme Court's landmark 2014 NALSA ruling directed such action.How did the transgender reservation dispute reach the high court?In 2023, a transgender student filed a case after being denied admission to the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. The student asked the court to direct the university to follow the Karnataka State Policy on Transgenders, 2017, and give 0.5 per cent reservation to transgender persons in admissions, as per the report by LiveLaw.A single judge ruled in the student's favour and asked NLSIU to give the reservation. NLSIU then challenged this order before a division bench.
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