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LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed officials of government to set a quota for Transgender persons in Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) examinations.
Justice Faisal Zaman Khan of Lahore High Court heard the petition of Transgender Fayyazullah on Wednesday.
The court asked the lawyer of the Punjab Public Service Commission the government not accept the application in PPSC exams? On this, the PPSC lawyer said that he would not object if higher education allowed it.
On this occasion, the section officer of the higher education department also told the court that he had no objection to accepting the applications of the Transgender.
Earlier, a transgender person had moved Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking quota in Punjab Public Service Commission examinations. According to the details, Faizullah had applied for the post of Urdu lecturer but his application was rejected as he was a transgender person.
His lawyer said that contrary to the government’s order, PPSC did not allocate a quota for transgender persons. He termed it a violation of the basic rights rules.
The lawyer pleaded with the court to declare transgender persons eligible for appearing in PPSC exams. On the occasion, the judge ordered to postpone the scheduled examinations of PPSC and sought a reply from the advocate general of Punjab within two weeks.
In December 2020, the Sindh High Court (SHC) had granted 14 days to the federal government to implement the Transgender Persons (protection of rights) Act 2018.
A petition had been filed in the court pleaded to the bench that the court had ordered the government to devise rules and guidelines for implementation of the transgender persons’ rights law. However, the laws yet to come into force.