SC unhappy with Army's process of granting women Permanent Commission, calls criteria arbitrary and discriminatory

Saying the Indian Army's evaluation criteria is discriminatory, working to the disadvantage of the women officers, the SC held, "Structures of our society has been created by males for males..equality is a farce if this doesn't change and women get equal opportunity."

The Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Indian Army for discriminating against women officers who wanted to opt for Permanent Commission (PC). Army to consider grant of #PermanentCommission for women officers within 1 month.PC within 2 months after following the due process.Admin requirements of evaluation process of benchmarking with lowest male officers "arbitrary and discriminatory" says #SC@IndiaToday Saying the evaluation criteria adopted by the Indian Army for the grant of PC for women officers is “arbitrary and discriminatory”, the SC asked for reconsideration of the Annual Confidential Reports (ACR) evaluation system. “Structure of our society has been created by males for males. Some look harmless but it's a patriarchal reflection of our society. Adjustment and amendment of thoughts needed to create an equal society,” Justice DY Chandrachud said as he pronounced the SC verdict on a batch of petitions filed by women officers for PC in the Indian Army.