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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre, states and Union Territories on a petition seeking reservation for transgender people in public employment and education. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was dealing with a plea filed by a transgender person from Kerala.
CJI declares Sep 8 as holiday in SC in view of G20 Summit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will remain closed on September 8 with Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday declaring it as a holiday in view of the G20 Summit in the national capital, a notification issued by the apex court said.
The G20 Summit will be held in Delhi on September 9 and 10.
A notification issued on the apex court website said the CJI has declared September 8 as a holiday for the top court considering the office memorandum of August 24 issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.
According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry on Thursday, all central government offices in the national capital will be closed from September 8 to 10 in view of the G20 summit.
“Invoking the provision of sub-rule (3) of Rule 4 of Order II of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, the Chief Justice of India has declared September 8, 2023 as holiday for the Supreme Court of India and its registry and September 9, 2023 as holiday for the registry of the Supreme Court considering the OM issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (DoP&T),” read the notification issued by the apex court.
The order issued by the Personnel Ministry on Thursday said, “Recognising the magnitude of this event and the substantial logistical arrangements involved, it has been decided to keep the central government offices located in Delhi closed from September 8, 2023, to September 10, 2023, on the occasion of G20 summit to be held in Delhi.” The summit will be attended by a number of heads of state and governments and heads of international organisations, it had added.
When the counsel for the petitioner told the bench that the plea seeks reservation for transgender people in government employment and education, the bench initially told him “Why don’t you move the high court? Why does everybody come under (Article) 32? You move the high court.”
The lawyer then told the bench he has moved the apex court since all states have been made parties to the petition, following which the court relented and issued notices. Article 32 of the Constitution empowers Indian citizens to move the apex court directly for enforcement of their fundamental rights through appropriate proceedings.