National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
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national-legal-services-authority-v-union-of-india-254-11579636
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National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
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National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (2014) is a landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India, which declared transgender people the 'third gender', affirmed that the fundamental rights granted under the Constitution of India will be equally applicable to them, and gave them the right to self-identification of their gender as male, female or third gender. This judgement has been distinguished as a major step towards gender equality in India. Moreover, the court also held that
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Indian LGBT Rights Case Law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Legal_Services_Authority_v._Union_of_India
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2023-12-27T20:46:19Z
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