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Indian Coast Guard

26 Feb 2024

'If You Won't Do It, We Will': SC's Ultimatum To Indian Coast Guard

The petitioner, Priyanka Tyagi, a seasoned officer with 14 years of service in the Indian Coast Guard, had previously approached the Delhi High Court without success.

08 Sep 2021

Historic move! Centre allows induction of women into National Defence Academy

The Additional Solicitor General said it will be path-breaking and generational reform. The bench responded that the court is extremely glad to learn that the Armed Forces themselves took decisions to induct females in the NDA.

03 Sep 2020

SC dismisses plea by women officers who completed 14 years in service after cu

Supreme Court on Thursday (September 3) dismissed a petition by women officers in Indian Army, who completed 14 years in service after the cut off date for extension of commission. While delivering the verdict, a bench led by Justice Chandrachud said, "allowing one batch of officers can't be done because then other batches can also ask for similar orders." Justice Chandrachud asked the lawyer representing the women officers to withdraw this application and wait for the board to consider the officers' application for permanent commission.

05 Aug 2020

Indian Army starts process to grant Permanent Commission to women officers

Indian Army has started the process to grant Permanent Commission to women officers Army HQ has invited applications by August 31 for grant of PC to women officers PC will be granted to women officers recruited under Women Special Entry Scheme (WSES) and Short Service Commission

23 Jul 2020

Women officers to get Permanent Commission in 10 streams of Indian Army

Centre on Thursday sanctioned permanent commission to women officers in Indian Army The Centre also issued a formal sanction order in this regard Grant of Permanent Commission to Short Service Commissioned Women Officers has been allowed in 10 streams of Indian Army

19 Feb 2020

Shiv Sena slams Centre for ‘regressive’ views on women officers in Indian Army

Shiv Sena, in its editorial mouthpiece Saamana, lauded the Supreme Court decision judgment granting permanent commission to women officers and asserted that it is wrong to discriminate between man and woman when it comes to valour and sacrifice.

17 Feb 2020

DNA: Non Stop News, February 17, 2020

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Supreme Court of India

17 Feb 2020

SC verdict on Permanent Commission will uplift women not just in Army:Officers

Advocate Meenakshi Lekhi, who appeared for women officers, said the apex court judgment has given equal rights to the women officers as their male counterparts.

17 Feb 2020

SC upholds Delhi HC order on command positions to women officers in Army

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 16) upheld Delhi High Court order on giving command positions to women officers and criticised the Centre for failing to implement the judgment of the Delhi HC which had held that women SSC officers should be granted permanent Commission at par with male counterparts.

17 Feb 2020

SC to decide today if women officers in Army can get command positions

Notably, the Centre has submitted a note to the Supreme Court highlighting a list of issues, including "physical prowess" and "physiological limitations", as challenges for women Army officers to meet the exigencies of service.

09 Feb 2020

Centre's denial of command assignment to women retrograde step: Women officers

The Centre had informed the apex court that "motherhood, childcare, psychological limitations" are vital factors, which have a bearing on the employment of women officers in the Army.

22 Jun 2019

Indian Army woman officer breaks barriers, undertakes high altitude patrol

Captain Kundu's feat is a true example of breaking boundaries, where women make up just 3.80 per cent of Indian Army's workforce.

16 Jul 2016

Women naval officers return from sea adventure

They exemplify grit and courage, proving that nothing is impossible for the fairer gender. And now these six valiant women officers of the Indian Navy are back from their gruelling sea expedition from Mauritius.

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