Home / Polity / SET3-POL-142 NALSA Case Concept Deep Dive: UPSC Practice The case resulted in the recognition of transgender persons as a third gender. The Supreme Court instructed the government to treat them as socially and economically backward. The landmark case is: A. National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India, 2014B. Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, 2018C. Vishakha and others v. State of Rajasthan, 1997D. Lily Thomas v. Union of India, 2013