SC questions Delhi govt over gender-binary hiring policy
New Delhi, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Delhi government on how transgender persons could meaningfully access public employment when recruitment advertisements continue to classify teaching vacancies only under the binary categories of "male" and "female", observing that enabling candidates to register on the online application portal may not address the problem.
A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran directed the Delhi government to file an affidavit clarifying how transgender candidates would be considered for appointment when vacancy notifications remain gender-specific.
"We are trying our best to see that transgenders do get employment at all possible places with respect," remarked the bench.
The observations came while hearing a petition by a transgender woman, seeking separate vacancies in Delhi government employment.utkarsh anand...
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