Uttarakhand HC asks education board to tweak rules, empower transgenders

The Uttarakhand high court has overturned a state education board’s refusal to alter name and gender in educational certificates for Shreyansh Singh Bisht, who underwent sexual reassignment surgery. Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari’s judgment directs the board to amend its regulations and reconsider the application, aligning with the Transgender Persons Act, 2019.