Permanent Commission for Women serving in Defence: Delhi HC orders

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to allow grant of permanent commission to women serving in the defence services.

Delivering a verdict on a batch of petitions filed by serving and retired lady officers on Friday, a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul decided the matter in their favor and asked the government to provide all consequential benefit to them.

The High Court had on December 14 reserved its verdict on the petitions for a direction to the Centre for granting of permanent commission to serving women officers like their male counterparts in the armed forces.

Currently, women are inducted in the Army as officers under the Short Service Commission for a maximum period of 14 years whereas their male counterparts are eligible to receive permanent commission after five years.

- Asian Tribune -