The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the State Government to take a positive decision on extending reservation to transgender persons in public employment, similar to Karnataka’s policy of 1% horizontal reservation.
A Division Bench of Justices Battu Devanand and A. Hari Haranadha Sarma was informed that the Karnataka Government had implemented such a reservation following a High Court order.
The Bench was hearing an appeal challenging the exclusion of transgender persons from Sub-Inspector recruitment.
The matter will be heard again on November 24.
[Matam Gangabhavani v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Anr]
