The plea highlights that children born with a combination of male and female biological traits are subjected to unregulated sex change surgeries and are not recognised as voters.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra noted that the student would have been eligible for admission even in the general category list.
CJI DY Chandrachud was speaking at a full-court reference held at the Supreme Court today in honour of late veteran lawyer Fali Nariman who passed away on February 21, 2024.
Sharad Pawar has expressed concern over the non-compliance and highlighted that instead of adhering to the court's order, Ajit Pawar's faction had filed an application seeking relaxation of the order.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stated that the existing practice, where panel lawyers are promptly phased out after a regime change, was leading to unnecessary adjournments.