India, April 16 -- The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a ruling on the legal definition of a "woman", saying that it is based on a person's sex at birth.

The order coming out from the UK is being seen as a landmark decision with far-reaching implications on the topic of transgender rights.

While the court ruled that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman, and biological sex", judge Patrick Hodge, who was a part of the five-member bench, also said that the act also "gives transgender people protection" against discrimination in their acquired gender, AFP reported.

The case was brought to the court by Scottish gender-critical campaigners. The five-judge bench gave a unanimous ruling, which th...