Supreme Court Hearings Women Army Officers’ Denial of Permanent Commissions

• The Supreme Court began hearing pleas from women Army officers denied permanent commissions due to gender discrimination.

• The hearing was conducted by a Bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and N. Kotiswar Singh.

• The court will hear pleas from women Naval officers and Air Force women officers.

• The women officers claim systematic discrimination, casual grading of annual confidential reports, and denial of equal opportunities.

• The court proposed uniform guidelines for granting permanent commissions, but noted the need for specialized training.

• The hearing remained inconclusive, with interim orders remaining in force until the adjudication of the pleas.