The Women Army Officers of the Short Service Commission (SSC) told the Supreme Court on Thursday (September 18, 2025) that they are being discriminated against in giving permanent commission. She says that she has been a part of important campaigns like Galwan, Balakot and Operation Sindoor, yet she has faced discrimination compared to male officials at the time of permanent commission.

Justice Suryakant, Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan and Justice N. Kotishwar Singh were hearing the bench case. Serving and service-free women officials said that the government has repeatedly violated the instructions issued by the Supreme Court in 2020 and 2021.

According to PTI report, Senior Advocate V Mohna appeared in the court on behalf of some officials. He told the bench, “The government has repeatedly violated the mandate issued in 2020 and 2021 and has discriminated against women officials in giving permanent commission.”

Advocate V Mohna said that the government has blamed the number of vacant posts for the low number of women officers in the permanent commission, but since 2021 there have been many occasions when the limit of 250 officers was violated. The lawyer said, ‘These officers are very talented and have also performed well in important campaigns like Galwan, Balakot and recent Operation Sindoor. Apart from this, he has given equal services to his male officers in many adverse areas.

Senior Advocate Vibha Dutta Makhija, Senior Advocate Abhinav Mukherjee, Senior Advocate Rekha Palli and other lawyers appeared in the Supreme Court to present the favor of other women officials who challenged the refusal of permanent commission. The arguments from women officials have been fulfilled. Now the Supreme Court will hold the next hearing in this case on 24 September. In the next hearing, the Center will present its arguments, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati will appear in the court to present the side of the center.

In the last hearing, the Supreme Court in this case To be adopted by arbitrary attitude But he expressed displeasure how Permanent In commission Short Women officials of the service commission are being discriminated against. The court had said that when women officials have also taken the same training that male officers got and their Posting The same is going on in the same way, so why are both of them being judged in a different way in this matter.

The court had asked, ‘How can there be two criteria on the basis of gender. What Short There are different criteria for both for service commission or SSC And Permanant Different for commission Format Have been fixed? ‘