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Lt. Col. Nitisha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 4 S.C.R. 633
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 25 March 2021

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Armed Forces:Permanent Commission (PC) – Claim of women engaged on Short Service Commission (SSC) in the Indian Army – Said claim held to be justified by this Court in Babita Puniya’s case – Thereafter, issuance of directions to the Union overnment to grant of PCs to Women SSC Officers in armed services – Pe titioners aggrieved by the steps taken by the Union Government to imp lement Babita Puniya’s case-conduct of special selection procedure to screen WSSCOs for grant of PC on the same terms as their m ale counterparts; SHAPE-1 Medical criteria; performance i n the fifth year of their

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