Over 500 toilets meant for persons with disabilities can be used by transgenders: Delhi government to High Court
The Hindu
The State government also informed the court that nine new toilets have already been constructed for the use of transgenders and the construction of 56 more washrooms for them is under way.
The Delhi government has informed the High Court that 505 toilets meant for persons with disabilities (PwD) have been designated for the use of transgenders and creation of separate washrooms for the third gender persons will be done on a fast track basis.
The State government also informed the court that nine new toilets have already been constructed for the use of transgenders and the construction of 56 more washrooms for them is under way.
A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Subramonium Prasad granted six weeks time to the Delhi government to file a status report informing the court about the new toilets constructed for the use of transgenders/third gender persons. It listed the matter for further hearing on November 14.
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The court was hearing a PIL by Jasmine Kaur Chhabra, a law student at that time, seeking direction to construct separate washrooms for the third gender on the ground that the absence of separate public toilets for transgenders makes them prone to sexual assault and harassment.
The petition has said that the absence of gender-neutral toilets goes against the directions of the Supreme Court and in spite of funds from the Centre, no separate toilets are being made for the transgender or third gender community in Delhi.
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