AVL7036 I went through the rules again and they actually specify the exact affidavit format, and that it should be notarized and should be on Non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/- :
Form – 2
[See rules 2(b) and 4(1)]
Format of affidavit to be submitted by a person applying for certificate of identity for transgender persons under Rule 4 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020 read with Section 6 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act,2019
(Affidavit should be on Non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/-) Competent Notary Civil, District (Name of the District), (Name of the State)
I, (Name), son/daughter/ward/spouse of (name of the parent/guardian/husband), aged (in completed years), residing at (address), (Tehsil), (District), (State) (Pin code) do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
I am currently residing in the above address.
I perceive myself as a transgender person whose gender does not match with the gender assigned at birth.
I declare myself as transgender.
I am executing this affidavit to be submitted to the District Magistrate for issue of certificate of identity as transgender person under Section 6 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 under Rule Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020.
.* strike out whichever is not applicable.
Deponent
(Signature of the Applicant)
That said the rules themselves don't make it clear about what it should contain in the combined form for male/female as they seem to be written with a perspective of 1st getting the Trans ID card and then applying a 2nd time for the revised certificate as male/female, I'd assume they need the same affidavit.
Please do keep us posted on how it goes! The rules at least put fixed time limits on their responses (30 days for trans ID and 15 days for revised). Thank you!
