Supreme Court of India. Photo credit: Special arrangement The Supreme Court on Friday (April 10, 2026) intervened to protect Jane Kaushik, a transwoman teacher battling for employment and acceptance in the mainstream despite multiple top court judgments and laws protecting her rights to equal opportunities and gender self-determination. Appearing before a Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan, Ms. Kaushik, represented by advocates Shreya Munoth and Amritananda Chakravorty, said her employment prospects had hardly changed despite the NALSA judgment in 2014 recognising transgender persons as a ‘third gender’ and subsequent enactment of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, and the 2020 Rules. Published – April 10, 2026 11:53 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation India-UK FTA likely to be operational from May 1: Piyush Goyal ‘Made in Araku Society’ aims to help organic farmers