“The right to equality is a right to rationality,” observed a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on February 17 while ruling on the appointment of women officers in permanent commissions of the Indian Army and in command positions. On the 2003 petition, the Delhi High Court ruled in March 2010 that women officers were entitled to permanent commissions on …
The Supreme Court verdict on Monday granting permanent commission and command positions for women officers is a watershed moment and success “against stereotypical mindset and attitude,” said Aishwarya Bhati, senior advocate and a counsel representing the officers. “Women have been in the Army since 1992, so to deny PC to existing officers and command positions to all of them betrays …
Last week, in response to an ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court on permanent commission for women officers, the government cited “physical” and “physiological limitations” in granting command positions to women officers in the Indian Army. Lt Gen Hasnain: Till September 2019, permanent commission for women was restricted to only two departments: the Army Education Corps and the Judge Advocate …