Karnataka university first to reserve spots for transgender students
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Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) in India reserved one percent of seats in its three-year LLB program for transgender people, becoming the first university in the state to do so.
The university issued the notification on September 16 following a ruling by the Karnataka High Court. The court directed KSLU to act based on a 2014 Supreme Court judgment recognizing the rights of transgender people in the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) vs Union of India case.
A transgender student first brought the issue to court in 2023 after the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) denied his admission. The court initially ordered NLSIU to admit the student and develop a reservation policy, but NLSIU appealed the decision. KSLU then reserved a seat for the student at BMS College of Law and Seshadripuram Law College. In 2021, the state government also amended its civil service rules to include horizontal reservation for transgender people in public employment.
