The Tribunal directed the State to grant grace marks to transgender applicants to reach the cut-off marks or to consider them for the post if they reached upto 50% of the total marks.
The chairperson of the tribunal retired Justice Mridula Bhatkar asked the State to fix criteria for physical standards and tests so that online application can be accepted.
The State-owned company submitted that in the absence of any legal provision, the transmission company does not have the power to provide reservation for transgender persons.