Allahabad HC suggestion to include transgenders in OBC list

Allahabad HC suggestion to include transgenders in OBC list will be a disaster In the Allahabad High Court’s order quashing OBC reservation in urban local bodies’ elections, a crucial observation was lost in the fine print. While the two-judge Bench ordered setting up a commission to determine the backwardness of OBCs and fulfil the Supreme Court’s triple test criterion, what was missed by many was the mandate on page 87 ordering the commission to consider “the claim of transgenders for their inclusion amongst Backward Class of citizens”.Including transgenders in the OBC quota can potentially unsettle the idea of social justice and affirmative action as enshrined in the Preamble and various articles of the Constitution. It would also be a travesty of the Second Backward Classes Commission’s report constituted under Article 340 of the Constitution. [Read more]( If you would prefer not receiving our emails, please [Click Here](