Chandigarh – the Pioneer
( ) > ? ? ? ')*'+,-./ *./*/0 *+!,- .*+1,2 : %8<(,#!/,% <"<-,@!"8ABB<"%,% #,H!<9%,!-%" %#/!#8$-<. 9/<,#9/89,-%.," ,-!-!, <-C,,-"8!%/!A%!, I(3!-%"!%, ",-/!",!8" /,-!2,"/ %/",8- /G%",9,@!C,G.,, # %&35''( DE F, % , $ 0 12 1,-034345 $ ,.3 Q ! -%.%#/! given equal opportunity on a par with their male counter- n a landmark judgment, the parts in the armed forces. ! ISupreme Court on Monday It said the Centre’s sub- opened the way for women in mission of physiological limi- command positions in the , tation is based on flawed notion Army and directed the Centre 011 and there is no constitutional R to grant permanent commis- basis to deny them equal sion to all women officers opportunity. The SC said per- within three months. The apex manent commission can be court orders, on grounds of the given to women officers in the -%.%#/! need to end gender bias in the Army irrespective of their Armed forces, will directly tenure of service. Delhi court on Monday benefit more than 300 women On February 9, serving Aissued fresh death war- officers, including making women officers in the Indian rants against the four death- ! # them eligible for pension. Army had countered the row convicts in the Nirbhaya $ %& ' () The women officers, how- / Centre’s stand in the SC on gangrape and murder case. ever, will not be inducted into denying command posts to The four convicts will be now the combat arms such as the women on the ground of their hanged to death on March 3 at % $ () infantry, artillery and The top court said despite physiological limitations, 6 am. This is the third time that armoured corps as the Supreme there being no stay on the 2010 terming it not only “regressive death warrants have been The court was also Court clarified that their Delhi High Court verdict but also completely contrary to issued against them.
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