It is said that this is the first case of gender change in the Indian Civil Services.
The Finance Ministry has accepted the request of M. Anusuya to change his name to M. Anukathir Surya and gender from male to female. “The request of Ms. M. Anusuya has been considered. Henceforth, the officer will be identified as 'Mr. M. Anukathir Surya' in all official records," said the order issued by the Finance Ministry of the Government of India on July 9.
The 35-year-old officer, posted as Joint Commissioner in the Office of the Chief Commissioner (Authorised Representative) of CESTAT, joined his present posting last year.
Surya started his career as an Assistant Commissioner in Chennai in December 2013 and was promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner in 2018.
He completed his bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications from Madras Institute of Technology in Chennai. He did PG Diploma in Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics from National Law Institute University, Bhopal in 2023.
The Supreme Court, in its judgment in the NALSA case on April 15, 2014, had recognized the third gender and ruled that gender identity is a personal choice, irrespective of whether a person undergoes sex reassignment surgery (SRS) or not.
The Finance Ministry has accepted the request of M. Anusuya to change his name to M. Anukathir Surya and gender from male to female. “The request of Ms. M. Anusuya has been considered. Henceforth, the officer will be identified as 'Mr. M. Anukathir Surya' in all official records," said the order issued by the Finance Ministry of the Government of India on July 9.
The 35-year-old officer, posted as Joint Commissioner in the Office of the Chief Commissioner (Authorised Representative) of CESTAT, joined his present posting last year.
Surya started his career as an Assistant Commissioner in Chennai in December 2013 and was promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner in 2018.
He completed his bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications from Madras Institute of Technology in Chennai. He did PG Diploma in Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics from National Law Institute University, Bhopal in 2023.
The Supreme Court, in its judgment in the NALSA case on April 15, 2014, had recognized the third gender and ruled that gender identity is a personal choice, irrespective of whether a person undergoes sex reassignment surgery (SRS) or not.
