India, May 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's ban on transgender military personnel to take place, putting thousands of troops at risk of immediate dismissal. The ruling came days after a lower court ordered a preliminary injunction, pausing the new ban amid several legal challenges.

President Trump, in an executive order signed on January 27, said that 'expressing a false 'gender identity' divergent from an individual's sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service'. The Pentagon then issued a memo stating that it would remove transgender troops from the forces unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis.

"The March 27, 2025 preliminary injunction entered by the United ...