'DM's certificate a conclusive proof of gender for issuance of passport'
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.P2...
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