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 merely enabling transgender candidates to register on the online application portal may not address the underlying 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 themselves remain gender-specific. "We are trying our best to see that transgenders do get employment at all possible places with respect. We will consider the larger issue later," remarked the bench during the hearing. The observations came while hearing a petition by Jane Kaushik, a transgender woman, seeking separate vacancies and a comprehensive recruitment policy for transgender persons in Delhi government employment. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi government, submitted that the petitioner's immediate grievance had already been addressed by modifying the Online Application Registration System (OARS) portal to include a "third gender" option. "The complaint was that there is only 'M' and 'F'. So, she cannot log in the portal and apply. That has now been provided. Third gender is being provided. She has already applied. Now she will be considered when vacancy arises. It is not her case that there is a vacancy and that she is not being permitted," said Mehta, adding that the petitioner's demand for reservation could not be granted through judicial directions as it was a matter for the legislature....