Lawyer Ankani Biswas, who is a transgender person, has been empanelled as an advocate for the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) of West Bengal. .The decision was taken by Calcutta High Court Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal who is also the patron-in-chief and executive chairperson of SLSA..Biswas will be the first Transgender person to be empanelled as a lawyer in the SLSA panel. Recently, Karnataka had become the first State in the country to provide one percent horizontal reservation for transgender persons in government employment. The Kerala High Court had, in March this year, ruled that a Transgender person is entitled to be admitted to National Cadet Corps (NCC) in accordance with her self-perceived gender identity.
Lawyer Ankani Biswas, who is a transgender person, has been empanelled as an advocate for the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) of West Bengal. .The decision was taken by Calcutta High Court Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal who is also the patron-in-chief and executive chairperson of SLSA..Biswas will be the first Transgender person to be empanelled as a lawyer in the SLSA panel. Recently, Karnataka had become the first State in the country to provide one percent horizontal reservation for transgender persons in government employment. The Kerala High Court had, in March this year, ruled that a Transgender person is entitled to be admitted to National Cadet Corps (NCC) in accordance with her self-perceived gender identity.
