Why in news:

• The Rajasthan High Court has recently asked the state government to provide for reservation to transgenders in state employment in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict on the issue.

Key Highlights:

• A bench of justices Madan Gopal Vyas and Manindra Mohan Shrivastava gave the direction to the Rajasthan government in this regard.
• The High court delivered the judgement while dismissing the state government’s contention that it is the state's prerogative to decide whether to give reservation in jobs and to what extent.
• The Jodhpur bench ordered the government to fix quota for transgenders in state jobs and determine other modalities relating to it within four months.
• The high court gave its ruling on a plea by a member of the transgender community aspiring to become a police sub-inspector and having participated in the recruitment process for it.
• The petitioner had approached the court seeking its directions to the government to provide proper and effective reservation to transgenders in terms of the mandate of the Supreme Court verdict.
• Arguing for her case, the petitioner through her counsel submitted to the court that the apex court has given detailed directions on the issue but the Rajasthan government has not implemented them till now.
• It was pointed out to the court that the Supreme Court in its ruling in the case of the National Legal Services Authority had examined the rights of transgender in appointment to public services and admission to educational institutions.
• The apex court had subsequently directed governments to take steps to treat them as socially and educationally backward class of citizens and extend them all kinds of reservations in cases of admission in educational institutions and for public appointments.
• Additional Advocate General, arguing for the state government, however, contended that providing reservation to anyone in government jobs and admission to educational institutions is a government prerogative.
• However the High Court dismissed his contentions and gave directions to the state government accordingly.