♦ On 23 December 2025, the union government notified the constitution of a high-level Advisory Committee to study discrimination faced by transgender persons and recommend a viable equal opportunity policy. It formed with directions issued by the Supreme Court on 2025 October 17.

♦ According to the notification issued by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, the advisory body will be chaired by Justice (Retd.) Asha Menon, former judge of the Delhi High Court. The panel includes transgender rights activists, legal scholars, public health experts and policy researchers, along with senior government officials as ex-officio members.

♦ The members named in the government order include Akkai Padmashali, Grace Banu, Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli, Sourav Mandal of Jindal Global Law School, Nithya Rajshekhar of the Centre for Law and Policy Research, and Air Cmde (Retd.) Sanjay Sharma, CEO of the Association for Transgender Health in India. Senior advocate Jayna Kothari has been appointed as amicus curiae, while the Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, will act as the convener.

♦ Secretaries of key ministries — including Social Justice and Empowerment, Women and Child Development, Health and Family Welfare, and Education — will serve as ex-officio members with advisory jurisdiction.