PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 19 -- The Allahabad high court has held that a certificate issued by the district magistrate under Section 7 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, serves as conclusive proof of gender/identity for passport issuance. The high court was considering the plea of an individual who was born female, but became a man through gender surgery.

A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan observed that the passport authority can't demand a fresh medical examination or changes to the birth certificate for any changes in a passport.

The Allahabad high court, by its order dated February 10, disposed of the petition filed by one Khush R Goel, who challenged the June 23, 2025 order passed by the ...