JODHPUR, March 31 -- The Rajasthan high court on Monday raised concerns over the recently passed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, observing that the proposed law removes the statutory recognition of a transgender person's right to self-perceived gender identity and risks reducing a fundamental aspect of personhood to a state-controlled process. The court also asked the Rajasthan government to prioritise self-identification of gender in its policies. P10

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