Author: Jahnvi sisodiya

Living in a Legal Vacuum – Transgender Women before NALSA (2014) Introduction Before the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in NALSA v. Union of India (2014), the situation of transgender women in India was very uncertain. The law did not clearly recognize them as a separate gender, and their rights were mostly ignored. No Legal Recognition The Indian Constitution guarantees equality to all citizens, but there was no special provision for transgender people. Government documents like passports, voter IDs, and ration cards only had two options – “male” or “female.” Because of this, transgender women could not access welfare schemes, education,…