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Arshnoor Kaur & Anr. v. The Union of India & Ors.

Constitution of India – Arts.14, 15, 16, 33 – Army Act, 1950

Disposed of
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
11 Aug 2025
Citation
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1241
Case no.
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 772/2023
Bench
Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

Issue for consideration

(i) Whether after allowing induction of women in a particular corp or branch under section 12 of the Army Act, 1950, can the Respondents by way of a policy and/or administrative instruction restrict the number of women candidates joining the said branch; (ii) Whether the India with regard to enrolment of women in JAG course is ‘gender-neutral’ or ‘gender-specific’.

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