Rapping the Centre and states for exhibiting a “grossly apathetic attitude” towards transgenders by defacing the lived realities of this community with their inaction, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a series of directions to ensure that they were not discriminated against and treated with dignity.

A Bench led by Justice JB Pardiwala ordered the formation of an Advisory Committee, headed by Justice Asha Menon, a former Judge of the Delhi HC, to formulate a practical policy draft and/or report for the consideration of the Centre, so as to further the transgender rights discourse and give effect to the beneficial provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.

The Bench – which also included Justice R Mahadevan -- directed the Centre to come out with an “equal op

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