New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking the inclusion of transgender inclusive sex education in school curricula across the country.

The PIL has been filed by Kavya Mukherjee Saha, a Class 12th student from Vasant Valley School in Delhi. As per her plea, the petitioner is concerned about the lack of transgender inclusive Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in NCERT and SCERT textbooks and seeks effective implementation of binding guidelines for gender sensitisation and transgender inclusive CSE across all education institutions across the country.

After hearing submissions by the counsel appearing for the petitioner student today, a bench led by Chief Justice of India BR ...