Q1. Which Supreme Court judgment, often cited in the context of transgender rights in India, recognised self-identification of gender as a fundamental right under Article 21?
Explanation
The NALSA judgment (National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India, 2014) recognised transgender persons as a third gender and affirmed their right to self-identify gender as a fundamental right under Articles 14, 19, and 21. Critics of the 2026 Amendment say removing self-identification violates this ruling.
