SC says Transgender Amendment Act cannot take away vested rights, seeks Centre’s response

The Supreme Court on Monday orally observed that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, being a prospective law, cannot take away rights already accrued to transgender persons. The court sought the Centre's response to concerns that the amended law could disrupt existing identity cards and ongoing gender-affirming treatment.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday orally observed that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, cannot retrospectively take away rights that have already vested in transgender persons, while hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the law.

A bench hearing the matter asked the Union government to........

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