No discrimination in grant of permanent commission to women officers in IAF, Centre tells SCThe Centre refuted allegations of discrimination in granting permanent commission to Short Service Commission women officers in the Indian ...
10 Dec, 2025, 08.09 PM IST
No discrimination in grant of permanent commission to women SSC officers: Centre to Supreme CourtThe Centre assured the Supreme Court that Short Service Commission women officers are treated fairly. Aishwarya Bhati representing the Cent...
24 Sep, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
Supreme Court asks IAF to consider 32 women ex-SSC officers for grant of permanent commission to give pensionary benefitsA bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala, however, refused to order their reinstatement o...
16 Nov, 2022, 08.47 PM IST
Urgent need for increasing vacancies for women SSC officers in Army: CAGThe number of prospective women candidates aspiring to join the services was far larger than the vacancies available to them, CAG report me...
06 Apr, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
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...
14 Jul, 2021, 08.04 PM IST
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, ...
26 Mar, 2021, 03.16 PM IST
Supreme Court stays release of ten women naval officers from servicesThe two separate petitions have been filed by ten women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers including Annie Nagaraja and CDR Vijayeta s...
30 Dec, 2020, 03.23 PM IST
SC gives time to Centre for granting permanent commission to women officers in NavyIt had said the Centre's contention that certain sea-going duties are ill-suited to women officers is premised on sex stereotypes that male...
29 Oct, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea for Permanent Commission of women officers after cut-off dateOn February 17, the top court in its landmark verdict had directed the Centre to consider within three months, all serving SSC women office...
03 Sep, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
Army starts process to grant permanent commission to women officers recruited under WSESIn a landmark judgement, the apex court in February directed that all serving women officers recruited under the short service schemes will...
04 Aug, 2020, 08.13 PM IST
Government issues order for permanent commission of women officers in Indian ArmyCol Anand said the 10 streams where permanent commission of women officers are being made available include army air defence, signals, engi...
23 Jul, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
Granting permanent commission to women officers an operational challenge for ArmyIt will be a major operational challenge for the Army to grant permanent commission to women officers in ‘combat support arms & services’ b...
18 Feb, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
Indian Navy moves Supreme Court against permanent commission to womenTwo other wings of the armed forces - Army and IAF - have decided to grant permanent commission to women short service commission officers.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
Navy challenges Delhi High Court order in Supreme CourtThe petition was filed hours after Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the Navy would challenge the order.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.17 PM IST
- 12 women to get permanent commission into Army
For the first time ever, the Army will accord permanent commission to 12 women officers in its legal and education branches after they have...
01 Dec, 2010, 04.21 PM IST
- Govt considers giving women SSC officers permanent posts
Government will consider giving women, inducted in Indian Airforce on Short Service basis, a permanent posting, Defence Minister A K Antony...
12 Mar, 2008, 12.57 PM IST
- No bias against women officers: IAF
The Indian Air Force has denied it has discriminated against two of its women short service commissioned officers who had moved the Delhi H...
23 Oct, 2007, 06.24 PM IST