10 May 2026
SC upholds reservation for transgender community in education
UPSC
Polity
Summary
A constitutional bench of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of horizontal reservation for transgender persons in government education and employment. Cited NALSA (2014) and Article 14, 15, 16.
Why it matters
UPSC GS-2 (Polity, Social Justice). Connect with NALSA judgment, Transgender Persons Act 2019, Article 15(3) social-justice provisions.