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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Manipur HC orders State to issue academic certificates with changed name, gender to transwoman
GUWAHATI The High Court of Manipur has directed the heads of the State's education apparatuses to issue fresh academic certificates 'under a new name and gender' for a female doctor who was born a male. Boboi Laishram underwent a gender reassignment surgery in October 2019 and the subsequent legal process to become Beoncy Laishram, a year after completing her MBBS. This made her the first doctor from the trans community in the northeastern region. Ms. Laishram updated her Aadhaar, voter identity, and Permanent Account Number cards, but struggled to get her name and gender changed in her academic certificates prompting her to approach the high court. In an order on Tuesday (August 19, 2025), Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma directed the authorities of the Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM), the Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur, the Manipur University, and the Manipur Medical Council to issue fresh educational certificates to Ms. Laishram. The court did not find merit in the argument on behalf of the higher education authorities that any correction in the educational certificates has to start from the first institute, BOSEM, in this case. The court was told that the Manipur University 'has no objection in correcting the name and gender of the petitioner in the MBBS certificate' if the Class 10 and Class 12 certificates are updated first. The educational heads were accordingly directed to provide Ms. Laishram with fresh certificates mentioning her new name and gender 'in place of the original birth name Boboi Laishram and gender as male'. The authorities have been given a month from the date of receipt of a copy of the order to comply. 'This is a landmark judgment that should go a long way in easing the problems faced by transpeople and changing mindsets,' Ms Laishram told The Hindu.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Manipur HC directs issuance of fresh certificates with new name to doctor who changed sex
Imphal, The High Court of Manipur on Tuesday directed the authorities, including the state Medical Council, to issue fresh educational certificates to a doctor who underwent a sex change surgery, with a new name and gender. Manipur HC directs issuance of fresh certificates with new name to doctor who changed sex The person concerned, who was born male but later transitioned to female following the operation, had moved the court after educational boards and universities did not accede to her request to provide new certificates with a new name and gender. She already acquired Aadhaar card, PAN card and voter ID card in her new identity. Hearing a petition filed by 32-year-old Dr Beoncy Laishram, a single bench of Justice A Guneshwar Sharma said the petitioner is a biological male and the name was recorded as 'Boboi Laishram' in all certificates and documents. In her class 10 and 12 board exam certificates, MBBS certificate, Medical Council registration and other related documents, the sex was recorded as 'male'. The petitioner has undergone gender reassignment surgery on October 8, 2019, and became a woman, the court said. "District Magistrate of Imphal West previously issued a transgender identity card under the new name as Dr Beoncy Laishram with gender as 'female' and date of birth as 08.03.1991,' the bench said in the order. Subsequently, her new name and gender were updated in her Aadhaar card, Voter ID card and PAN card, the bench said. "The petitioner had approached to the Chairman, Board of Secondary Education Manipur, the Chairman, Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur, the Registrar, Manipur University , requesting change of gender and name on the education certificates as 'Beoncy Laishram' and gender as 'female' in place of 'Boboi Laishram' and gender as 'male', the court said. However, none of the authorities have acceded to her request, it said. The bench directed the respondents board, councils, and university to issue fresh education certificates under the new name and gender of the petitioner under the provisions of the Transgender Act, 2019 and the Transgender Rules, 2020, within one month. The Manipur chief secretary shall issue necessary directions to all the establishments, according to the court order. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
