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(2021) is a landmark decision of the Madras High Court that prohibited practice of "conversion therapy" by medical professionals in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The court directed comprehensive measures to sensitize the society and various branches of the Union and State governments to remove prejudices against the queer community.
The High Court of Judicature at Madras is a High Court located in Chennai, India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry . It is one of the oldest high courts of India along with Calcutta High Court in Kolkata [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and Bombay High Court in Mumbai .
Arun Kumar & Anr. versus Inspector General of Registration & Ors. (2019) is a decision of the Madras High Court which recognised trans woman as a "bride" within the meaning of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and prohibited genital-normalizing surgery (referred to as sex reassignment surgery in the case) for intersex infants and children except on life-threatening situations.
The court ordered the Superintendent to inquire into the incident and submit an interim status report within two days. [19] The order included a requirementto videograph the autopsy , which was to be done by a panel of three experts in the presence of a magistrate [ 20 ] after the police completed its inquest proceedings.
The Calcutta High Court in Kolkata (est. 1862), Bombay High Court in Mumbai (est. 1862), Madras High Court in Chennai (est. 1862), Allahabad High Court in Allahabad (est. 1866), and Bangalore High Court (now Karnataka High Court) in Bengaluru (est. 1884) are the five oldest high courts in India.
The Bench noted that the decisions of the Madras High Court, which the petitioner's counsel relied upon, were not pertinent to the present case, as these decisions addressed non-surgical transgender individuals, whereas the case at hand involves individuals who have undergone gender-affirming surgery. [2]
On 28 April 2021, Madras High Court Justice N Anand Venkatesh passed an interim order in response to a petition filed by two young women with same sex orientation. . According to the order, in an unprecedented move, he decided to undergo psycho-education before penning a judgment on same sex rela
However after inquiry and investigation carried out by the high court of Madras, it was concurred that there was no iota of proof against the accused Mr. N. Vaidhyanathan and the case was discharged.The High Court of Madras discharged the case under the pretext "It would a waste of court time to further investigate this case" as per order issued by the court.