On the right track? Sindhu Ganapathy and the struggle for workplace dignity / Nidhi Maheshwari, Darpan Tuli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maheshwari, Nidhi, author.

Tuli, Darpan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion in the Workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2026.

Summary:

This case study examines the legal and institutional journey of Sindhu Ganapathy, a transgender woman from Tamil Nadu who challenged institutional discrimination in public sector hiring in India. Although she was academically qualified and possessed legal documentation that affirmed her female identity, her application to Indian Railways under the women's quota was rejected solely because she was transgender. The case examines exclusionary patterns within government hiring frameworks in India and their implications for workforce development.Sindhu Ganapathy filed a writ petition before the Madras High Court challenging the rejection of her application under the women's quota in public sector recruitment. She argued that, as a transgender woman, the denial of her eligibility under the women's category violated Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution by denying her equal protection and subjecting her to discrimination based on gender identity, and further infringed Article 21 by denying her dignity and self-identified gender. Ganapathy's claim rested on the principle that once Indian law recognizes transgender persons' right to self-identify as male, female, or third gender, as affirmed by the Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (2014), public authorities cannot exclude transgender women from gender-based affirmative action programs designed for women. The Madras High Court accepted this reasoning, holding that the exclusion of transgender women from the women's quota was unconstitutional and inconsistent with the NALSA judgment.This case study invites students to examine the intersection of law, identity, workforce development, and organizational culture. It offers a platform for discussing DEI principles in relation to large, state-run systems in India.

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ISBN:

9798348864675

OCLC:

1616698457

Publisher Number:

T302880