Jis desh mein… Ganga to be ‘1st’ Rajasthan constable

Ganga Kumari of Raniwara will create a record of sorts when she will become the first transgender to join Rajasthan police as a constable.

Ganga had applied for police recruitment in 2013 and was selected on February 13, 2015 but her selection was cancelled when she was found to be a transgender in the medical examination. However, Ganga challenged the decision and after four-year legal battle she finally got what she rightfully deserved. Hearing the petition filed by Ganga, Justice Dinesh Mehta of the Rajasthan High Court on Monday ordered the Home Secretary to appoint Ganga on the post of constable within six weeks and she should also be given all the emoluments from 2015.

Ganga in her petition had pleaded that she had mentioned her gender as female in the application form and her selection was also done on that basis. During the hearing of the petition at the High Court, Ganga’s counsel Rituraj Singh cited the Supreme Court verdict of the National Legal Service Authority Council of the Union of India saying, none of the cross-genders can be neglected. Every Indian citizen has the right to get a job according to the constitution. It is not …read more