Prayagraj (UP), Jun 22 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a status report on the work done for providing healthcare rights and toilet facilities for the third gender.

Hearing a PIL filed by Vishal Dwivedi and others, a division bench comprising Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Gajendra Kumar passed the directions and fixed July 12 as the next date for hearing in the case.

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The petitioners have sought health rights and special toilet facilities for transgenders, who have been recognised as "third gender".

They claimed that despite a Supreme Court order for health rights and toilet facilities for the third gender, a little has been done for them.

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