Kerala High Court DB Refuses To Stay Judgment Which Allowed NCC Enrolment Of Transwoman
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A vacation bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday refused to hear two appeals filed by the Central Government along with the National Cadet Corps and a private party against the judgment of a single judge allowing transwoman Hina Haneefa to enrol with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in accordance with her self-perceived gender identity.
Refusing to stay the judgment, a vacation bench of
Justices PB Suresh Kumar and K Babu adjourned the appeals after vacation.
Sreerag, through his counsel Advocate K Arjun Venugopal asserts in his appeal that Haneefa should be admitted only under the category of transgender or third gender. To allow the entry of the petitioner to the corps on par with biological girls would be grossly unfair, the appellant contended.
In Court today, the Division Bench questioned the appellant s interest in the matter and pointed out that the
NCC was yet to file an appeal in the case.
At this, the counsel for NCC, Central Government Counsel NS Daya Sindhu Shree Hari informed the Court that the NCC would also be filing an appeal.