Bombay High Court allows transgender to contest panchayat polls in women's category
The Bombay High Court's Aurangabad bench has allowed a transgender to contest village panchayat polls in the women's category, saying that such persons have the right to "self-perceived gender identity".
A single bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge on January 2 allowed a petition filed by Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan challenging the...