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SC seeks Centre, Assam's response on plea alleging exclusion of transgenders in NRC

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today sought response of the Centre and Assam government on a plea alleging exclusion of around 2000 transgenders in the final National Register of Citizens, NRC in Assam.<br />''<br />'' A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued notice to the government on the PIL filed by one Swati Bidhan Baruah.<br />''<br />''Baruah, the first transgender judge from Assam, moved the Supreme Court, citing exclusion of transgenders during the NRC process and at stages subsequent to publication of the final draft.</span><br />

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