Give Permanent Commission to Women Officers in Armed Forces – Delhi High Court
Give Permanent Commission to Women Officers in Armed Forces – Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court Friday granted permanent commission to women officers in all three wings of the armed forces.
A division bench comprising Justices S K Kaul and MP Garg ordered the defence forces to reinstate all the women officers who had approached the court seeking permanent commission.
In a landmark judgement, the Indian Air Force and Army have been ordered to grant permanent commission to women officers. The ruling has come from the Delhi High Court.
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This means women now have the same terms of employment as men. So far, women were forced to retire after 14 years in service, irrespective of their record. This also meant women officers were not eligible for pension and other financial benefits. Men, on the other hand, are eligible for full tenure after five years in service.
The Delhi high court has ordered in favour of 30 women officers of Indian Air Force, who filed a petition to receive similar benefits as the men officers are getting in the defence services. They have alleged discrimination over the authorities.
The women officers said in their petition that IAF overlooked them to give permanent commission and retired after 14 years as the men officers easily get the commission and having the advantage.
The court order has given reprieve to the all women defence services officers,which stated to give permanent commission to all woman defence officers as the men are having.