Petitioner challenged the closure of a transgender clinic and sought access for gender-affirmation without parental approval. Respondent Dean confirmed the clinic was functioning and parental approval was not required for adults above 18.
Petition disposed of; no order as to costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 08.09.2021
CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU W.P.No.16248 of 2021
Sivakumar TD ...Petitioner
Vs
Secretariat, Fort St. George,
Chennai – 600 009.
Chennai – 600 009.
Prayer: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the Government of Tamil Nadu to immediately re-open the speciality Transgender Clinic at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai and to made access to the said hospital available to the transgender community and for an order directing the respondents to ensure that transgender persons who are of legal major age
(above 18) are not asked to bring their parents or furnish parental approval for the gender-affirmation process.
For the Petitioner : Mr.Arun Kasi
For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar
State Government Pleader
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)
The complaint here was to the speciality transgender clinic at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in the city being temporarily closed.
W.P.No.16248 of 2021 is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS VII)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
sasi
To:
W.P.No.16248 of 2021
BS(CO) LS(16/09/2021)
Sivakumar TD
State of Tamil Nadu
The Dean, Madras Medical College
Director of Medical Education
SANJIB BANERJEE
P.D.AUDIKESAVALU
As recorded by the court registry
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