EPISODE · Oct 30, 2025 · 6 MIN
Jane Kaushik vs. Union of India & Ors. 2025 INSC 1248
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Can private schools escape accountability for discrimination? SC held that transgender rights under the 2019 Act extend even to private entities.Key Takeaways : ✅ The Supreme Court affirmed that Articles 14, 15, 17, 19, and 21 safeguard transgender persons not just against state actions, but also omissions and private discrimination.✅ Failure of the Centre and States to operationalize mechanisms under the 2019 Act amounts to a violation of constitutional rights.✅ Formation of a national equal opportunity policy, welfare boards, transgender protection cells, complaint officers, and helplines within three months.✅ Compensation - By both the schools, UoI, and States of UP and Gujarat. Statutes:✅ Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019; ✅ Transgender Persons Rules, 2020;✅ Articles 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 32 of the Constitution.#SupremeCourt #TransgenderRights #Equality
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Can private schools escape accountability for discrimination? SC held that transgender rights under the 2019 Act extend even to private entities.Key Takeaways : ✅ The Supreme Court affirmed that Articles 14, 15, 17, 19, and 21 safeguard transgender persons not just against state actions, but also omissions and private discrimination.✅ Failure of the Centre and States to operationalize mechanisms under the 2019 Act amounts to a violation of constitutional rights.✅ Formation of a national equal opportunity policy, welfare boards, transgender protection cells, complaint officers, and helplines within three months.✅ Compensation - By both the schools, UoI, and States of UP and Gujarat. Statutes:✅ Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019; ✅ Transgender Persons Rules, 2020;✅ Articles 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 32 of the Constitution.#SupremeCourt #TransgenderRights #Equality
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