17Jul 2017

RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDERS: A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE VIS-A-VIS CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE.

  • Professor, University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  • Research Scholar, Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
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All human beings are the creature of God and therefore all should be treated equally irrespective of their caste, color, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation. Transgenders are the human beings and we need to respect them with full dignity. We are no one to discard them or disrespect them in any form. No doubt transgenders are given full right to life and personal liberty but in actual these rights get restricted in one way or the other. Constitution of India guarantees the rights and freedom to all persons including transgenders but the reality is different. Such people are not treated with respect and human dignity. Just because of the infringement of rights of transgenders, the issue is taken up before the Apex Court which pronounced a landmark judgment in this regard. Supreme Court was very firm in its decision as to provide equality of status and opportunity to transgenders living in society. Also, there are many organizations in India who give new face to transgender community by fighting for their rights. Transgenders achieved victory in 2014, when Supreme Court of India declared the ?Transgender? as ?Third Gender? and held that non-recognition of third gender for civil rights is violative of Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Part III of our Constitution of India.


[Rattan Singh and Shikha Dhiman. (2017); RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDERS: A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE VIS-A-VIS CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 757-764] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


RATTAN SINGH, SHIKHA DHIMAN
Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4777      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4777