New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The Supreme Court directed the reinstatement of a former short service commission woman Air Force officer after a gap of nearly 14 years, making a one-time exception by exercising its extraordinary constitutional powers due to her "war widow" status. A bench headed by CJI Surya Kant said, "This is a case of the appellant becoming eligible on both counts; her being an ex-Air Force officer, and she being a war widow of an Air Force officer." The bench, also comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, noted her case as "peculiar" and deserving sympathetic treatment considering her two school-going daughters. The order passed on September 21, and now made public, stated, "Considering the peculiarity of the facts of the present case, and the circumstances under which the appellant had to approach the court for reinstatement, and exercising our powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, we direct that the case of the appellant be treated as a single case without creating any precedent, and she be re-inducted and reinstated into the Air Force." The court directed ex-IAF officer Priyanka Saxena to undergo a one-year refresher training and clear the medical requirements stipulated by the rules. "On completion of training, the appellant would be reinstated as Squadron Leader in the eleventh year of service," the bench said as she left service in 2012, corresponding to her 10th year of short service commission (SSC) following childbirth. At the end of her short service commission, the bench directed that she would be granted a four-year extension as per policy....