Lakshmi emphasised that she filed the complaint all the while fearing isolation from the legal profession since the government pleaders she faced discrimination from, have strong political backing.
Living as Kerala's First Transwoman Lawyer
Padma Lakshmi enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council earlier this year and became the first Transgender Lawyer in the State. Kerala Law Minister P. Rajeev posted about her feat on his social media, saying "Adv. Congratulations to Padma Lakshmi and the 1528 lawyers who enrolled yesterday."
The achievement by Padma Lakshmi was widely appreciated on social media after India's first transgender judge, Joyita Mondal was appointed as a judge in the Lok Adalat of Islampur, West Bengal in the year 2017. Earlier in 2018 Vidya Kamble a transgender activist was appointed as a member judge in the Lok Adalat situated in Nagpur, Maharashtra as well and the country got the third transgender judge Swati Bidhan Baruah from Guwahati.
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