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The judges who helped her clear all hurdles on the way, said: &amp;quot;The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, as it would give strength to the case of transgenders. Yashini must reach the finish line, and not be stopped and disqualified in the middle.&amp;quot;
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The discrimination suffered by transgenders would be difficult for other two genders to realize, the judges said, adding, &amp;quot;the present case is one where the petitioner was categorized as man, though she was a female. She had undergone sufferance of an exit from her house without parental protection. She petitioner has been endeavouring to eke out a living.&amp;quot;
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CHENNAI: Blazing a trail through intricate government and judicial process, gritty transgender K Prithika Yashini has finally realized her dream of donning the uniform of a sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu police department.





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Calling for creation of separate category to accommodate transgenders in employment, the judges further said: &quot;We are sure that by the time the next recruitment process is carried out, TNUSRB would have taken corrective measures for including the third gender as a category.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Though Tamil Nadu police already has three transgenders on their rolls as constables, Yashini will be the first transgender-officer in the force. Commending additional advocate general of Tamil Nadu P H Arvindh Pandian for his fair stand on the issue and Yashini's counsel Bhavani Subbarayan, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana hoped that Yashini would carry out the duties of a police officer with &quot;dedication and commitment to advance the cause of other transgenders.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The judges who helped her clear all hurdles on the way, said: &quot;The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, as it would give strength to the case of transgenders. Yashini must reach the finish line, and not be stopped and disqualified in the middle.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Yashini was born K Pradeep Kumar and remained a male till she completed her post-graduate diploma in computer application from Bharathiar University. Though she had felt sweeping changes in her gait and body even during her school days, Yashini said she could gather courage to meet a doctor without informing her own parents, only after joining a college.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">After she was medically confirmed as a transgender, Yashini left her home to avoid embarrassment to her parents. She then underwent a sex re-assignment surgery and obtained necessary certificate. She also gazetted her sex change and got an identity card as well. Though she became a transgender in all respects Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) rejected her application saying her name did not 'tally' with original certificates. She first came to the court for permission to take part in written examination held on May 23, 2015. Narrating her travails and struggles even for food, Yashini wanted the court to help her lead a &quot;normal life as other citizens.&quot; After succeeding in the first round of litigation, she was able to participate in field trials on August 5. During field trials, she was disqualified on the ground that she failed to qualify in 100mts race by 1.1 second.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The first bench, however, made light of the time factor, and said: &quot;We do not think that in the physical endurance test, a difference of 1.11 seconds should come in the way of Prithika in being considered for recruitment. She will have to meet the benchmark of recruitment process, but the case cannot be knocked out in the middle.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The discrimination suffered by transgenders would be difficult for other two genders to realize, the judges said, adding, &quot;the present case is one where the petitioner was categorized as man, though she was a female. She had undergone sufferance of an exit from her house without parental protection. She petitioner has been endeavouring to eke out a living.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Pointing out that she qualified the horizontal reservation minimum benchmark of women of ministerial quota which is 25.5 against which she petitioner had obtained 28.5 marks, the judges: &quot;It was this which persuaded the court to grant interim orders in her favour.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><em>The Times of India, 6 November, 2015, please&nbsp;<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-girl-to-be-1st-transgender-police-officer-in-state/articleshow/49680145.cms" title="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-girl-to-be-1st-transgender-police-officer-in-state/articleshow/49680145.cms">click here</a>&nbsp;to access&nbsp;</em></div>               </font>
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CHENNAI: Blazing a trail through intricate government and judicial process, gritty transgender K Prithika Yashini has finally realized her dream of donning the uniform of a sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu police department.





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Calling for creation of separate category to accommodate transgenders in employment, the judges further said: &amp;quot;We are sure that by the time the next recruitment process is carried out, TNUSRB would have taken corrective measures for including the third gender as a category.&amp;quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Though Tamil Nadu police already has three transgenders on their rolls as constables, Yashini will be the first transgender-officer in the force. Commending additional advocate general of Tamil Nadu P H Arvindh Pandian for his fair stand on the issue and Yashini&#039;s counsel Bhavani Subbarayan, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana hoped that Yashini would carry out the duties of a police officer with &amp;quot;dedication and commitment to advance the cause of other transgenders.&amp;quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The judges who helped her clear all hurdles on the way, said: &amp;quot;The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, as it would give strength to the case of transgenders. 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                <div style="text-align: justify">-The Times of India</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><em>CHENNAI: </em>Blazing a trail through intricate government and judicial process, gritty transgender K Prithika Yashini has finally realized her dream of donning the uniform of a sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu police department.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The Madras high court on Thursday declared that she was entitled to be appointed sub-inspector of police. Calling for creation of separate category to accommodate transgenders in employment, the judges further said: &quot;We are sure that by the time the next recruitment process is carried out, TNUSRB would have taken corrective measures for including the third gender as a category.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Though Tamil Nadu police already has three transgenders on their rolls as constables, Yashini will be the first transgender-officer in the force. Commending additional advocate general of Tamil Nadu P H Arvindh Pandian for his fair stand on the issue and Yashini's counsel Bhavani Subbarayan, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana hoped that Yashini would carry out the duties of a police officer with &quot;dedication and commitment to advance the cause of other transgenders.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The judges who helped her clear all hurdles on the way, said: &quot;The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, as it would give strength to the case of transgenders. Yashini must reach the finish line, and not be stopped and disqualified in the middle.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Yashini was born K Pradeep Kumar and remained a male till she completed her post-graduate diploma in computer application from Bharathiar University. Though she had felt sweeping changes in her gait and body even during her school days, Yashini said she could gather courage to meet a doctor without informing her own parents, only after joining a college.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">After she was medically confirmed as a transgender, Yashini left her home to avoid embarrassment to her parents. She then underwent a sex re-assignment surgery and obtained necessary certificate. She also gazetted her sex change and got an identity card as well. Though she became a transgender in all respects Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) rejected her application saying her name did not 'tally' with original certificates. She first came to the court for permission to take part in written examination held on May 23, 2015. Narrating her travails and struggles even for food, Yashini wanted the court to help her lead a &quot;normal life as other citizens.&quot; After succeeding in the first round of litigation, she was able to participate in field trials on August 5. During field trials, she was disqualified on the ground that she failed to qualify in 100mts race by 1.1 second.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The first bench, however, made light of the time factor, and said: &quot;We do not think that in the physical endurance test, a difference of 1.11 seconds should come in the way of Prithika in being considered for recruitment. She will have to meet the benchmark of recruitment process, but the case cannot be knocked out in the middle.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The discrimination suffered by transgenders would be difficult for other two genders to realize, the judges said, adding, &quot;the present case is one where the petitioner was categorized as man, though she was a female. She had undergone sufferance of an exit from her house without parental protection. She petitioner has been endeavouring to eke out a living.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Pointing out that she qualified the horizontal reservation minimum benchmark of women of ministerial quota which is 25.5 against which she petitioner had obtained 28.5 marks, the judges: &quot;It was this which persuaded the court to grant interim orders in her favour.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><em>The Times of India, 6 November, 2015, please&nbsp;<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-girl-to-be-1st-transgender-police-officer-in-state/articleshow/49680145.cms" title="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-girl-to-be-1st-transgender-police-officer-in-state/articleshow/49680145.cms">click here</a>&nbsp;to access&nbsp;</em></div>               </font>
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&lt;em&gt;CHENNAI: &lt;/em&gt;Blazing a trail through intricate government and judicial process, gritty transgender K Prithika Yashini has finally realized her dream of donning the uniform of a sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu police department.
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The Madras high court on Thursday declared that she was entitled to be appointed sub-inspector of police. Calling for creation of separate category to accommodate transgenders in employment, the judges further said: &amp;quot;We are sure that by the time the next recruitment process is carried out, TNUSRB would have taken corrective measures for including the third gender as a category.&amp;quot;
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Though Tamil Nadu police already has three transgenders on their rolls as constables, Yashini will be the first transgender-officer in the force. Commending additional advocate general of Tamil Nadu P H Arvindh Pandian for his fair stand on the issue and Yashini&#039;s counsel Bhavani Subbarayan, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana hoped that Yashini would carry out the duties of a police officer with &amp;quot;dedication and commitment to advance the cause of other transgenders.&amp;quot;
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The judges who helped her clear all hurdles on the way, said: &amp;quot;The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, as it would give strength to the case of transgenders. Yashini must reach the finish line, and not be stopped and disqualified in the middle.&amp;quot;
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Yashini was born K Pradeep Kumar and remained a male till she completed her post-graduate diploma in computer application from Bharathiar University. Though she had felt sweeping changes in her gait and body even during her school days, Yashini said she could gather courage to meet a doctor without informing her own parents, only after joining a college.
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After she was medically confirmed as a transgender, Yashini left her home to avoid embarrassment to her parents. She then underwent a sex re-assignment surgery and obtained necessary certificate. She also gazetted her sex change and got an identity card as well. Though she became a transgender in all respects Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) rejected her application saying her name did not &#039;tally&#039; with original certificates. She first came to the court for permission to take part in written examination held on May 23, 2015. Narrating her travails and struggles even for food, Yashini wanted the court to help her lead a &amp;quot;normal life as other citizens.&amp;quot; After succeeding in the first round of litigation, she was able to participate in field trials on August 5. During field trials, she was disqualified on the ground that she failed to qualify in 100mts race by 1.1 second.
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The first bench, however, made light of the time factor, and said: &amp;quot;We do not think that in the physical endurance test, a difference of 1.11 seconds should come in the way of Prithika in being considered for recruitment. She will have to meet the benchmark of recruitment process, but the case cannot be knocked out in the middle.&amp;quot;
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The discrimination suffered by transgenders would be difficult for other two genders to realize, the judges said, adding, &amp;quot;the present case is one where the petitioner was categorized as man, though she was a female. She had undergone sufferance of an exit from her house without parental protection. She petitioner has been endeavouring to eke out a living.&amp;quot;
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Pointing out that she qualified the horizontal reservation minimum benchmark of women of ministerial quota which is 25.5 against which she petitioner had obtained 28.5 marks, the judges: &amp;quot;It was this which persuaded the court to grant interim orders in her favour.&amp;quot;
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                <div style="text-align: justify">-The Times of India</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><em>CHENNAI: </em>Blazing a trail through intricate government and judicial process, gritty transgender K Prithika Yashini has finally realized her dream of donning the uniform of a sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu police department.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The Madras high court on Thursday declared that she was entitled to be appointed sub-inspector of police. Calling for creation of separate category to accommodate transgenders in employment, the judges further said: &quot;We are sure that by the time the next recruitment process is carried out, TNUSRB would have taken corrective measures for including the third gender as a category.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Though Tamil Nadu police already has three transgenders on their rolls as constables, Yashini will be the first transgender-officer in the force. Commending additional advocate general of Tamil Nadu P H Arvindh Pandian for his fair stand on the issue and Yashini's counsel Bhavani Subbarayan, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana hoped that Yashini would carry out the duties of a police officer with &quot;dedication and commitment to advance the cause of other transgenders.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The judges who helped her clear all hurdles on the way, said: &quot;The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, as it would give strength to the case of transgenders. Yashini must reach the finish line, and not be stopped and disqualified in the middle.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Yashini was born K Pradeep Kumar and remained a male till she completed her post-graduate diploma in computer application from Bharathiar University. Though she had felt sweeping changes in her gait and body even during her school days, Yashini said she could gather courage to meet a doctor without informing her own parents, only after joining a college.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">After she was medically confirmed as a transgender, Yashini left her home to avoid embarrassment to her parents. She then underwent a sex re-assignment surgery and obtained necessary certificate. She also gazetted her sex change and got an identity card as well. Though she became a transgender in all respects Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) rejected her application saying her name did not 'tally' with original certificates. She first came to the court for permission to take part in written examination held on May 23, 2015. Narrating her travails and struggles even for food, Yashini wanted the court to help her lead a &quot;normal life as other citizens.&quot; After succeeding in the first round of litigation, she was able to participate in field trials on August 5. During field trials, she was disqualified on the ground that she failed to qualify in 100mts race by 1.1 second.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The first bench, however, made light of the time factor, and said: &quot;We do not think that in the physical endurance test, a difference of 1.11 seconds should come in the way of Prithika in being considered for recruitment. She will have to meet the benchmark of recruitment process, but the case cannot be knocked out in the middle.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The discrimination suffered by transgenders would be difficult for other two genders to realize, the judges said, adding, &quot;the present case is one where the petitioner was categorized as man, though she was a female. She had undergone sufferance of an exit from her house without parental protection. She petitioner has been endeavouring to eke out a living.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Pointing out that she qualified the horizontal reservation minimum benchmark of women of ministerial quota which is 25.5 against which she petitioner had obtained 28.5 marks, the judges: &quot;It was this which persuaded the court to grant interim orders in her favour.&quot;</div><div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><em>The Times of India, 6 November, 2015, please&nbsp;<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-girl-to-be-1st-transgender-police-officer-in-state/articleshow/49680145.cms" title="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-girl-to-be-1st-transgender-police-officer-in-state/articleshow/49680145.cms">click here</a>&nbsp;to access&nbsp;</em></div>               </font>
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<em>CHENNAI: </em>Blazing a trail through intricate government and judicial process, gritty transgender K Prithika Yashini has finally realized her dream of donning the uniform of a sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu police department.
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Though Tamil Nadu police already has three transgenders on their rolls as constables, Yashini will be the first transgender-officer in the force. Commending additional advocate general of Tamil Nadu P H Arvindh Pandian for his fair stand on the issue and Yashini's counsel Bhavani Subbarayan, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana hoped that Yashini would carry out the duties of a police officer with &quot;dedication and commitment to advance the cause of other transgenders.&quot;
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The judges who helped her clear all hurdles on the way, said: &quot;The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, as it would give strength to the case of transgenders. Yashini must reach the finish line, and not be stopped and disqualified in the middle.&quot;
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The Madras high court...'
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Chennai girl to be 1st transgender police officer in state -A Subramani

-The Times of India CHENNAI: Blazing a trail through intricate government and judicial process, gritty transgender K Prithika Yashini has finally realized her dream of donning the uniform of a sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu police department. The Madras high court on Thursday declared that she was entitled to be appointed sub-inspector of police. Calling for creation of separate category to accommodate transgenders in employment, the judges further said: "We are sure that by the time the next recruitment process is carried out, TNUSRB would have taken corrective measures for including the third gender as a category." Though Tamil Nadu police already has three transgenders on their rolls as constables, Yashini will be the first transgender-officer in the force. Commending additional advocate general of Tamil Nadu P H Arvindh Pandian for his fair stand on the issue and Yashini's counsel Bhavani Subbarayan, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana hoped that Yashini would carry out the duties of a police officer with "dedication and commitment to advance the cause of other transgenders." The judges who helped her clear all hurdles on the way, said: "The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, as it would give strength to the case of transgenders. Yashini must reach the finish line, and not be stopped and disqualified in the middle." Yashini was born K Pradeep Kumar and remained a male till she completed her post-graduate diploma in computer application from Bharathiar University. Though she had felt sweeping changes in her gait and body even during her school days, Yashini said she could gather courage to meet a doctor without informing her own parents, only after joining a college. After she was medically confirmed as a transgender, Yashini left her home to avoid embarrassment to her parents. She then underwent a sex re-assignment surgery and obtained necessary certificate. She also gazetted her sex change and got an identity card as well. Though she became a transgender in all respects Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) rejected her application saying her name did not 'tally' with original certificates. She first came to the court for permission to take part in written examination held on May 23, 2015. Narrating her travails and struggles even for food, Yashini wanted the court to help her lead a "normal life as other citizens." After succeeding in the first round of litigation, she was able to participate in field trials on August 5. During field trials, she was disqualified on the ground that she failed to qualify in 100mts race by 1.1 second. The first bench, however, made light of the time factor, and said: "We do not think that in the physical endurance test, a difference of 1.11 seconds should come in the way of Prithika in being considered for recruitment. She will have to meet the benchmark of recruitment process, but the case cannot be knocked out in the middle." The discrimination suffered by transgenders would be difficult for other two genders to realize, the judges said, adding, "the present case is one where the petitioner was categorized as man, though she was a female. She had undergone sufferance of an exit from her house without parental protection. She petitioner has been endeavouring to eke out a living." Pointing out that she qualified the horizontal reservation minimum benchmark of women of ministerial quota which is 25.5 against which she petitioner had obtained 28.5 marks, the judges: "It was this which persuaded the court to grant interim orders in her favour."   The Times of India, 6 November, 2015, please click here to access