8/20/2014 HC directs change of name in certificates of transgender - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HC-directs-change-of-name-in-certificates-of-transgender/articleshow/40521680.cms 1/5 Indiatimes | The Times of India | The Economic Times | Follow 6.4m Like | Log In | Sign Up | ADVERTISEMENT India The Times of India Advanced Search » You are here: Home » India Cholesterol Study clinlife.com/High_Cholesterol Looking for People with Cardiovascular Disease. Learn more. 2-4 BHK in Navi Mumbai realestate.indiabulls.com/ Indiabulls Freedom Offer, Pick own Payment Plan for Homes in Panvel Ads by Google READ M ORE Village Administrative Officer Test | Transgender's Name In Certificates | Madras High Court Benc | Director Of School Examination MADURAI: Coming to the aid of a 24-year-old transgender, the Madras high court bench here has directed the authorities to change her name in her school final marksheet to her present identity. Allowing a petition by S Swapna, who has been running from pillar to post to get her name corrected to enable her get a government job, Justice K K Sasidharan quashed the proceedings of joint director of examinations (personnel) by which her request was turned down on the ground there was no procedure prescribed in relevant rules. The judge directed the petitioner to file a fresh applicaiton and directed the joint director to consider the same and issue marksheets with her new name. Her troubles began in 2011 when she became a transgender and changed her name to Swapna from Nazer. Though she got her name changed in the college and degree certificates, her inability to do so in the school certificate cost her a job after she cleared her Group IV examinations for clerical posts in government service in 2012. PTI | Aug 20, 2014, 09.20 PM IST Connect with us 21 AUG ZIM VS SA Bulawayo UPCOMING 3RD ODI Match starts at 1300 IST Subscribe to our Newsletters We Will Rent Your Roof Long Island Homeowners: We Pay Homeowners To Go Solar. Sign Up! : www.firststepsolar.com Ads by Google Hi there, Login w ith your Facebook ID to see w hat your friends are reading on Times of India. FEATURED TODAY IN INDIA After Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan set to skip PM Modi's functions More Hom e City India World Business Tech Sports Cricket Entertainment Life & Style Travel Women Spirituality Opinion NRI Real Estate Photos Times Now Videos HC directs change of name in certificates of transgender Coming to the aid of a 24-year-old transgender, the Madras high court bench in Madurai has directed the authorities to change her name in her school final marksheet to her present identity. Top New s (Daily) Tech New s (Daily) Entertainment (Daily) Life & Style (Daily) Movie Review (Weekly) Your Email Address 8 comments 3 Like Share
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Benc | Director Of School Examination
MADURAI: Coming to the aid of a 24-year-old
transgender, the Madras high court bench here
has directed the authorities to change her name
in her school final marksheet to her present
identity.
Allowing a petition by S Swapna, who has been
running from pillar to post to get her name
corrected to enable her get a government job,
Justice K K Sasidharan quashed the proceedings
of joint director of examinations (personnel) by
which her request was turned down on the
ground there was no procedure prescribed in
relevant rules.
The judge directed the petitioner to file a fresh
applicaiton and directed the joint director to
consider the same and issue marksheets with her new name.
Her troubles began in 2011 when she became a transgender and changed her name to Swapna
from Nazer. Though she got her name changed in the college and degree certificates, her inability
to do so in the school certificate cost her a job after she cleared her Group IV examinations for
clerical posts in government service in 2012.
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These are small but welcome steps moving towards humane behaviour. When is India going to become fit for HUMAN habitation? Is this cesspool of blind prejudice, hypocrisy and cruelty (all in the name of tradition and culture) ever going to evolve into something approaching a NORMAL, modern, human society? Will the self-appointed guardians of morality and propriety ever shed their blinkers and treat all human beings as equals? When is the stranglehold of regressive, reactionary, recidivist bigotry going to loosen its grip on thenation?
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Good verdict .The rules should be changed so as to include transgenderstudents also to be included v in the name of the school leaving certificate asthat is the basic document for all exams and jobs.
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The HC ruling must be taken note of by all the states. Such a situation mayarise anywhere.
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NO ONE IS TRANSGENDERED FROM MOHANA TO MOHAN... Agree (0)
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Save humans from ebola virus please Agree (0)
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SHAMELESS MODI CHUMACHO.... REMEMBER ONE IMPORTANT THING---------------------- WHEN FEKU MODI FALLS SHORT...... HIS RSS SHORTSWILL FALL
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Just look at the pic - horrible! These r diseased ppl in need of urgenttreatment.