Gauhati High Court Seeks State's Response On PIL Filed By All Assam Transgender Association Alleging Inadequate Funding For The Community

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak has directed the Additional Senior Government Advocate to seek instructions in the matter and by April 8, 2021.

The order is passed on a PIL field by the All Assam Transgender Association, stating that the funds for the year financial 2020-2021 to be released for the welfare of the transgender community in Assam were not released in proper time and, therefore, the same has lapsed with the end of the financial year.

The Association apprehends that shelter homes which were being run through such funds will be now starving for fund and their very existence is under threat.

During the hearing, state counsel TC Chutia assured the Bench that he shall get instructions in the matter as early as possible. He further assured the Court that no action shall be taken by the Government to close down any of the shelter homes for the Transgender community, etc.

The matter is now fixed for April 8, 2021.

Last week, the same Bench of the High Court had asked the Assam Government if it has proposed any scheme to look after the health issues of the members of the Transgender community.

Case Title: All Assam Transgender Association v. State of Assam & Ors.

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