Imphal, Aug. 20 -- The Manipur High Court recently recognized a transgender doctor as female and has directed authorities to update her academic and professional certificates accordingly.

Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma, in a landmark ruling on Tuesday in Manipur, allowed transgender doctor Beoncy Laishram to change her name and gender in all official records. This is the first such directive issued in the northeastern states.

Laishram, 32, was registered as "Boboi Laishram" with male gender in her matriculation, higher secondary, MBBS, and Manipur Medical Council certificates.

She underwent gender reassignment surgery in October 2019 and later obtained a transgender certificate from the Imphal West district magistrate.

Her Aadhaar, Voter...