New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the Centre, Delhi Police and the Delhi government to take steps to formulate a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) governing the arrest, detention, search, interrogation and imprisonment of transgender persons.

"We direct that the advisory issued (by the National Human Rights Commission read as Advisory for Ensuring the Welfare of Transgender Persons 2.0) in May 2026, shall be considered and steps permissible under law shall be taken by the respondents. Let the respondents file an affidavit detailing what steps have been taken to ensure compliance of the advisory by the NHRC," a bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said in the order.

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