"What Is Sauce For Goose...": Supreme Court Win For Woman Army Officer
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Noting that the officer had a distinguished service, the bench exercised its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and directed the grant of permanent commission to her.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to grant permanent commission to a woman officer who was denied benefits given to similarly placed officers, observing "What is sauce for the goose ought to be sauce for the gander."
Granting relief to the officer, who is posted as Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Dental Corps at Agra, a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan held that she was wrongly excluded from consideration when other similarly situated officers were considered and granted permanent commission.
Noting that the officer had a distinguished service, the bench exercised its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and directed the grant of permanent commission to her.
