Hyderabad, June 20: NALSAR University of Law issued India’s first gender-neutral certificate. It is now Mx (Honorific Mx) instead of Mr or Ms for a neutral gender candidate.

NALSAR University of Law with a request from student of their college issued India’s first gender-neutral certificate. In certificate, they mentioned it as Mx instead of Mr or Ms. The college authorities issued provisional certificate to Mx. Anindita Mukherjee and gave honorific Mx. There are some controversies and it is not yet finalized whether this will be retained for final certificate or not.

It is well known that any degree certificate will be valued after the sign of Chancellor who is Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. This is applicable to the students of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. There must be many debates before a law has to be implemented.

This is not completely finalized, and no one knows whether the Chancellor is informed about this or not. After a debate, we will conclude finally as introducing a new honorific is not a sin. A senior teacher said,  “We don’t even know whether the Chancellor has been informed about it. There is nothing wrong in accepting a new honorific, but that has to be debated first, more so when we are claiming that it is India’s first such certificate.”

Vice-Chancellor Faizan Mustafa said that academic powers have been decentralised and the authority concerned can recommend such changes and so doing it. SC supports the rights of transgender people, previously it granted for third gender and Rajya Sabha passed a Bill on transgender status. Professor Mustafa said this and hoped for Supreme Court will accept it where the Chancellor signs.

On the student request only this is done and Anindita said that he won’t change any previous certificates until SC grants permission.