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Time of India
5 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Kerala HC allows transgender couple to be listed as 'parents' in child's birth certificate instead of father and mother
KOCHI: In a significant judgment, Kerala high court has allowed a transgender couple's petition to have their names entered in their child's birth certificate as 'parents', by omitting the usual columns specifying 'father' and 'mother'. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The bench of Justice A A Ziyad Rahman passed the order on a petition filed by Zahhad, a transman, and Ziya Paval, a transwoman — both natives of Kozhikode and India's first transgender parents. Zahhad had given birth to a child in Feb 2023. The birth certificate, issued by Kozhikode corporation under the Kerala Registration of Birth and Death Rules, 1999, listed Ziya as the father and Zahhad as the mother. The petitioners approached the corporation officials to change the details to reflect both as parents rather than as mother and father, but their request was rejected. The couple then approached high court, contending that Zahhad, now living as a man in society, being identified as the mother would cause complications in the future. They expressed concerns that a certificate indicating a man had given birth could cause difficulties for the child during school admissions, passport and Aadhaar applications, and other official processes. They sought a directive to denote them simply as 'parents,' without assigning the roles of father and mother. Allowing the plea, the bench directed the Kozhikode corporation to modify the birth certificate within two months by removing the columns for father and mother and incorporating the names of the petitioners as parents without referring to their genders. A detailed judgment is awaited.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Kerala trans couple get gender-neutral tag on child's birth certificate
Kerala trans couple get gender-neutral tag on child's birth certificate KOCHI: Kerala high court has allowed India's first pair of biological transgender parents to be identified in their child's birth certificate by the gender-neutral term "parent" instead of the usual distinction between "father" and "mother". Justice A A Ziyad Rahman passed the order on a petition filed by Zahhad and Ziya Paval, both natives of Kozhikode. Zahhad, who identifies himself as a trans man, gave birth to the couple's child in Feb 2023. The birth certificate, issued by Kozhikode Municipal Corporation under the Kerala Registration of Birth and Death Rules, 1999, mentions Ziya as the father and Zahhad as the mother. The pair's request to the corporation to do way with parental gender distinction in the document was turned down, prompting them to move court. Zahhad argued that a trans man being identified as the child's mother could cause complications, including while seeking admission to a school and applying for a passport or Aadhaar. The bench directed the Kozhikode corporation authorities to modify the birth certificate within two months by removing the columns for father and mother and incorporating the names of the petitioners as "parents" without referring to their respective gender.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Kerala HC allows Transgender couple to use gender-neutral ‘parent' in birth certificate
Kerala HC KOCHI: Kerala high court has allowed India's first pair of biological transgender parents to be identified in their child's birth certificate by the gender-neutral term 'parent' instead of the usual distinction between 'father' and 'mother'. Justice A A Ziyad Rahman passed the order on a petition filed by Zahhad and Ziya Paval, both natives of Kozhikode. Zahhad, who identifies himself as a trans man, gave birth to the couple's child in Feb 2023. The birth certificate, issued by Kozhikode Municipal Corporation under the Kerala Registration of Birth and Death Rules, 1999, mentions Ziya as the father and Zahhad as the mother. The pair's request to the corporation to do way with parental gender distinction in the document was turned down, prompting them to move court. Zahhad argued that a trans man being identified as the child's mother could cause complications, including while seeking admission to a school and applying for a passport or Aadhaar. The bench directed the Kozhikode corporation authorities to modify the birth certificate within two months by removing the columns for father and mother and incorporating the names of the petitioners as 'parents' without referring to their respective gender.
Time of India
6 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Kerala HC allows transgender couple's plea to have their names entered as ‘parents', instead of father and mother, in child's birth certificate
Kochi: In a significant judgment, Kerala high court has allowed a transgender couple's petition to have their names entered in their child's birth certificate as 'parents', by omitting the usual columns specifying 'father' and 'mother'. The bench of Justice A A Ziyad Rahman passed the order on a petition filed by Zahhad, a transman, and Ziya Paval, a transwoman — both natives of Kozhikode and India's first transgender parents. Zahhad had given birth to a child in Feb 2023. The birth certificate, issued by Kozhikode corporation under the Kerala Registration of Birth and Death Rules, 1999, listed Ziya as the father and Zahhad as the mother. The petitioners approached the corporation officials to change the details to reflect both as parents rather than as mother and father, but their request was rejected. The couple then approached high court, contending that Zahhad, now living as a man in society, being identified as the mother would cause complications in the future. They expressed concerns that a certificate indicating a man had given birth could cause difficulties for the child during school admissions, passport and Aadhaar applications, and other official processes. They sought a directive to denote them simply as 'parents,' without assigning the roles of father and mother. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Allowing the plea, the bench directed the Kozhikode corporation to modify the birth certificate within two months by removing the columns for father and mother and incorporating the names of the petitioners as parents without referring to their genders. A detailed judgment is awaited.
Mint
6 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Kerala trans couple can be named as ‘parents' in child's birth certificate. Why HC ruling is significant
In a significant development related to transgenders' rights, the Kerala High Court has directed the state authorities to issue a revised birth certificate of a child of a transgender couple, identifying them as 'parents' instead of father and mother, reported Onmanorama. The judgment was issued by Justice Ziyad Rahman AA on Monday on a plea filed by trans man Zahhad and trans woman Ziya Paval, seeking a gender-neutral format in the birth certificate issued by the Kozhikode Corporation under the Kerala Registration of Birth and Death Rules, 1999. The Kozhikode Corporation had earlier issued a birth certificate mentioning Zahhad as the mother and Ziya Paval as the father, along with the term transgender in parentheses. The trans couple objected to this classification, stating that it did not reflect their gender identities accurately. "We are extremely happy about the court's verdict. Trans couples like us can now opt to be recognised as 'parents' instead of gender-specific identities like 'mother' and 'father'. We filed the case soon after our child's birth," Ziya told Onmanorama. Ziya and Zahhad became India's first transgender parents on the birth of their child in February 2023. In their petition, they had requested the Kozhikode Corporation to avoid the name of father and mother on the birth certificate, since the biological mother of the child identified herself as a male years ago, and was presently living as male member in the society. "This is a major victory for the LGBTQ community. The certificate currently includes two slots -Name of Mother, Name of Father. This will be changed for trans parents henceforth. The fifth respondent, the Kozhikode Corporation, has been asked to modify the birth certificate and identify Ziya and Zahhad as parents," Padma Lakshmi, the lawyer who represented the trans couple, was quoted as saying by Onmanorama. Their plea was filed by advocates Mariamma AK, Padma Lakshmi, and Ipsita Ojal.
