<p>The Karnataka High Court has directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to grant provisional admission to a transgender person for the three-year LLB course.</p>.<p>However, the admission under this interim order will be subject to the final outcome of the petition that it is hearing.</p>.Karnataka govt to revise guidance values in September?.<p>A bench headed by Justice Ashok S Kinagi on Tuesday was hearing the petition filed by Mugil Anbu Vasantha, a transgender who had challenged the NLSIU for not providing reservation for transgender persons.</p>.<p>NLSIU had claimed in its objections to the petition that the “Executive Council in its wisdom has opted, at this time, not to provide for a quota for transgender persons." </p>.<p>The petitioner has sought the Court to direct the NLSIU to implement the Karnataka State Policy on Transgenders which provides for reservation.</p>.<p>The NLSIU provides reservation under the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and EWS.</p>.<p>A horizontal reservation of persons with disabilities, women and Karnataka domicile students is also provided.</p>.<p>The NLSIU has claimed that Vasantha had applied under the general category and failed to secure the seat and, therefore, the petition seeking reservation as a transgender was not maintainable.</p>
<p>The Karnataka High Court has directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to grant provisional admission to a transgender person for the three-year LLB course.</p>.<p>However, the admission under this interim order will be subject to the final outcome of the petition that it is hearing.</p>.Karnataka govt to revise guidance values in September?.<p>A bench headed by Justice Ashok S Kinagi on Tuesday was hearing the petition filed by Mugil Anbu Vasantha, a transgender who had challenged the NLSIU for not providing reservation for transgender persons.</p>.<p>NLSIU had claimed in its objections to the petition that the “Executive Council in its wisdom has opted, at this time, not to provide for a quota for transgender persons." </p>.<p>The petitioner has sought the Court to direct the NLSIU to implement the Karnataka State Policy on Transgenders which provides for reservation.</p>.<p>The NLSIU provides reservation under the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and EWS.</p>.<p>A horizontal reservation of persons with disabilities, women and Karnataka domicile students is also provided.</p>.<p>The NLSIU has claimed that Vasantha had applied under the general category and failed to secure the seat and, therefore, the petition seeking reservation as a transgender was not maintainable.</p>