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It is ‘obligatory’ on States to prepare welfare schemes and invent opportunities for transgender persons in public employment, the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal said while relaxing the.
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.
According to sources, most of the directorates have already submitted their comments and suggestions, deliberations on which are at a preliminary stage.
A bench of CJI DY Chandrachud as well as Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notice on the plea that asserted that transgender persons are entitled to reservation under Article 16 of the Indian Constitution.