hc issues notice on plea alleging Territorial Army exam gender bias
New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice on a petition seeking directions to the Centre to conduct Territorial Army officer recruitment examinations on a gender-neutral basis, without prescribing separate vacancy caps for male and female candidates.
A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia sought Centre, department of defence and Directorate General Territorial Army's responses in the petition filed by one Kush Kalra and fixed December 4 as the next date of hearing.
In his petition argued by advocate Mohit Paul, Kalra submitted that although the court in 2015, paved the way for women's entry into the Territorial Army, the move remained only a partial measure. He contended that the Centre ha...
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