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Policy to deal with career progression of women army officers will be in place by Mar 31: Centre to SCThe Centre informed the Supreme Court that a detailed policy on the career progression of women officers in the Indian Army will be impleme...
Deliberations on to frame policy to deal with career progression of women officers: Army to SCThe bench granted the Army time till March 31, 2024 for drawing up a policy pursuant to an earlier direction on career progression of women...
Army's approach of denying women officers empanelment as colonel "arbitrary": SCThe apex court said the policy framework set out makes it clear that all Confidential Reports (CR) after nine years of service were require...
Courts cannot run the affairs of the Army: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of India stated that courts should not interfere in the affairs of the Army, while hearing a petition filed by a woman co...
When women can be posted in Siachen, men can also work as nurses in Army: HCThe Delhi High Court has called for gender equality in the armed forces, stating that if a woman officer can be posted in Siachen, a man ca...
Special selection board to consider 246 women Army officers for promotion: Centre to SCThe Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court a special selection board has been convened from January 9 to consider around 246 women Army o...
HC questions Centre's policy barring married individuals from applying for JAG in Indian ArmyA bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a plea challenging the restriction on married ind...
Indian Army promotes five women officers to Colonel rankThis is the first time that women officers serving with the Corps of Signals, Corps of Electronic and Mechanical Engineers (EME) and the Co...
Army grants permanent commission to 147 more women SSC officersIndia's apex court, in a landmark ruling in February 2020, had directed the Centre to ensure that women SSC officers are given PC in the Ar...
Physical fitness crucial for securing place in Indian Army, says Supreme CourtThe bench noted that SHAPE-1 has a “specific meaning” - ‘S' donates the physiological features including cognitive function abnormalities, ...
Permanent commission in Army: SC allows pleas of women officers, says ACR evaluation process flawed“The administrative requirement imposed by the Army… of bench-marking these officers with officers lowest in merit in the corresponding mal...
SC gives one more month to Centre for giving permanent commission to all women officers in ArmyA bench headed by Justices D Y Chandrachud said that the Centre will have to comply with all its directions given in its verdict. The top c...
SC order on commissioning of women enabling, will give clarity moving forward: Army chief"Indian Army does not discriminate any soldier based on religion, caste, creed, or even gender. The outlook of the Indian Army has been thr...
Recruitment of married women in Judge Advocate General: HC seeks Centre replyIt has also alleged "uneven distribution/allocation of seats for women" in recruitment into JAG as vacancies advertised for men were 10 and...
HC agrees to hear PIL for recruiting married female law graduates at Judge Advocate General of Indian Army"Due to this institutionalised discrimination, married female candidates who are law graduates are being deprived of their right to serve i...
Delhi High Court paves way for recruitment of women in Territorial ArmyA bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the words "any person" in section 6 of the TA Act, shall includ...
Woman can join and serve in Territorial Army: Centre to HCThe Centre has said there is no discrimination in the selection procedure, eligibility criteria and terms of service of women candidates or...