Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 198 · Decided 17 February 2020
The Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 198 · [2020] 3 S.C.R. 833
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9367/2011
- Decided
- 17 February 2020
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, AJAY RASTOGI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 15(1), 16(1), 33
Headnote
Constitution of India: Arts. 14, 15 (1) and 16(1) - Induction of women in Army under Women Special Entry Scheme (Officers) [WSES] for a period of 5 years - The initial process under WSES replaced by Short Service Commission (SSC) with outer period of fourteen years - for grant of Permanent Commission (PC) to women SSC officers - High Court held that SSC women officers who had opted for PC and were not granted PC but granted extension of SSC, were entitled to PC at par with male SSC officers - Appeal to Supreme Court - During pendency of
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