Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 300 · Decided 17 March 2020
Union of India & ORS. v. LT. CDR. Annie Nagaraja & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 300 · [2020] 10 S.C.R. 433
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2182/2020
- Decided
- 17 March 2020
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, AJAY RASTOGI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 33, 142
Headnote
Navy Act, 1957 - s.9(2) - Women Short Service Commissioned (SSC) Officers - Grant of Permanent Commissions (PCs) - Right to be considered for - Held: Statutory bar on the engagement or enrolment of women in the Indian Navy was lifted to the extent envisaged in issued by Union Government u/s.9(2), 1957 Act - Right to be considered for the grant of PCs arises from the policy letter dated 25.02.1999 r/w Regulation 203, Chapter IX, Part III, 1963 Regulations - Further, policy decision dated 26.09.2008 granted PCs to SSC women officers in
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