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Women officers score big victory in court
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.
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.
Women were first allowed into the army in 1992. In 2005, the army explained its policy of limiting the service for women to 14 years. In an affidavit filed in the High Court, the army said, "The background of our troops who hail from rural areas with fixed concepts of women had to be considered at the time of induction of women as officers into the Army. Grant of Permanent Commission would result in placing women officers as Commanding Officers of units, which was considered inappropriate."
In September last year, the government did revise the rules to give women the same tenure as men, but this applied only to new recruits and not to women already in service.
Women have still not won their battle to serve in the fighting arms.
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.
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.
Women were first allowed into the army in 1992. In 2005, the army explained its policy of limiting the service for women to 14 years. In an affidavit filed in the High Court, the army said, "The background of our troops who hail from rural areas with fixed concepts of women had to be considered at the time of induction of women as officers into the Army. Grant of Permanent Commission would result in placing women officers as Commanding Officers of units, which was considered inappropriate."
In September last year, the government did revise the rules to give women the same tenure as men, but this applied only to new recruits and not to women already in service.
Women have still not won their battle to serve in the fighting arms.
