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Supreme Court stays High Court proceedings on challenges to new transgender law
A Bench headed by the Chief Justice indicated that it may either transfer all the petitions to the top court or consolidate them and assign them to a single High Court
Updated – June 15, 2026 04:23 pm IST – New Delhi

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On May 4, the Supreme Court had sought responses from the Centre and others on separate pleas challenging the validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026. File
On May 4, the Supreme Court had sought responses from the Centre and others on separate pleas challenging the validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

The Supreme Court on Monday (June 15, 2026) stayed further proceedings before four High Courts hearing challenges to the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, while issuing notice on the Union government’s plea seeking transfer of all pending cases to the apex court to prevent conflicting decisions on the law.

Appearing for the Union government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana that several High Courts were hearing challenges to the constitutional validity of the 2026 amendment, despite a similar challenge already being pending before the apex court.