India, Oct. 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday slammed the government and the court administration for failure to reserve seats for transgender persons while recruiting court attendants.

A bench comprising chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing the petition filed by Praveen Singh, a queer individual, challenging the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board's (DSSSB) August 14 recruitment notification which allegedly did not include the relaxation criteria for transgender persons.

Singh, represented by advocate Naman Jain, asserted that the notification was in direct contravention of the Supreme Court's 2014 ruling in National Legal Services Authority v Union of India, as it failed to specifically reserve ...