$~2 & 3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3401/2022, CM APPL. 9949/2022, CM APPL. 7223/2024 &

CM APPL. 71589/2025 JANE KAUSHIK .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Amritananda Chakravorty, Ms.

Asawari Sodhi and Ms. Tavleen Kaur Saluja, Advocates.

versus LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

.....Respondents Through: Dr. Monika Arora, CGSC with Mr.

Subhrodeep Saha, Ms. Anamika Thakur, Mr. Prabhat Kumar and Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advocates for UOI/

R-1.

Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel alongwith Mr. N.K. Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates for GNCTD/R-1, 2 & 4.

Mr. Sameer Vashisht, Standing Counsel alongwith Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Advocate for Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

(3)

+ W.P.(C) 14880/2025, CM APPL. 61190/2025, CM APPL. 61191/2025, CM APPL. 72461/2025 & CM APPL. 72466/2025 PRAVEEN SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Naman Jain, Advocate (DHCLSC).

versus HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, Standing Counsel, DHC alongwith Ms.

Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay and Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocates for DHC/R-1.

Dr. Monika Arora, CGSC with Mr.

Subhrodeep Saha, Advocate for UOI.

Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel alongwith Mr. N.K. Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates for GNCTD/R-2.

Mr. Sameer Vashisht, Standing Counsel alongwith Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Advocate for Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC alongwith Mr. Umar Hashmi and Ms. Iqra Sheikh, Advocates for R-3 & 4.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

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1. Present writ petitions have been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 seeking the following prayers:-

W.P.(C) 3401/2022 “a. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 to notify separate vacancies for transgender persons in all advertisements issued for recruitment to teaching positions in schools administered by Respondent No. 2 with immediate effect;

b. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 to adopt necessary relaxations in minimum qualifications and age for the vacancies to be issued for transgender persons;

c. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to Respondent Nos.1, and 4 to frame a policy for the recruitment of transgender persons in all appointments for the Government of NCT of Delhi;

d. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to the Respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 4 to grant relaxations to transgender persons in accordance with Clause 9 of the TET Guidelines issued by NCTE;

e. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to Respondent Nos.1 to implement the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)

Act, 2019 and the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020 in the territory of NCT of Delhi;

f. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to the Respondent Nos. 2. and 4 to consider the Petitioner's application for any vacancy to a teaching position notified or due to be notified as a one-time measure;

g. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to the Respondent No. 4 to permit the Petitioner to amend her registration details, to reflect her legal gender and name on the OARS;

h. Issue a writ, order or direction to the Respondents to extend reservation to transgender persons in all public appointments in the NCT of Delhi; and i. Pass such further and other orders as the Court may deem fit in the interest of justice and in the facts and circumstances of the present case.”

W.P.(C) 14880/2025 “A. Quash and set aside Advertisement No. 03/2025, issued by Resp. No. 2, on behalf of Resp. No. 1, to the extent that it does not make any provisions for transgender persons;

B. Direct the Respondents to incorporate Court Attendant posts specifically reserved for transgender persons, in Advertisement No. 03/2025;

C. Direct the Respondents to grant relaxation in upper age limit, to the Petitioner, as has been granted to at least Persons with Disabilities (UR