Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court's 2025 ruling on transgender employment rights:
1. The Court constituted a committee headed by Justice Asha Menon to draft a model Equal Opportunity Policy for transgender persons.
2. The ruling establishes that the Right to Equality under the Constitution only protects individuals from discrimination in public sector employment, not private institutions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Accepted Answer

A) 1 only — Statement 1 is correct as the Justice Asha Menon committee was formed to draft the policy. Statement 2 is incorrect because the ruling specifically condemned discrimination by private schools and extended the enforcement of constitutional rights to private workplaces.

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