The Supreme Court has dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition that sought to annul a circular allowing individuals to legally change their gender. The petition, filed by Shantha Jayathilake, a retired disabled Warrant Officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force, named former Presidents Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe, along with current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, as respondents. The court decided to dismiss the petition without taking it up for consideration, thereby striking off the challenge to the gender change circular.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Gender Change Circular
TLDR
Supreme Court dismissed petition against gender change circular.
Petitioner was a retired SLAF officer.
Key political figures were respondents.