The Bombay High Court's Aurangabad bench has allowed a transgender to contest village panchayat polls in the women's category, saying that such persons have the right to "self-perceived gender identity".

A single bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge on January 2 allowed a petition filed by Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan challenging the December 31, 2020 order passed by a returning officer that rejected her nomination for contesting a gram panchayat election in Jalgaon district.