Supreme Court refuses to stay Transgender Amendment Act
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The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Central government and States to petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.The law introduced sweeping changes to the legal framework governing the recognition, rights and protection of transgender persons.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, however, made it clear that it is not inclined to stay the operation of the new l