SC To Centre: Women Fly Rafale, Why Few In Army Legal Branch?

Gender Gap in Justice: Why India Needs More Women in Law Enforcement

Gender Gap in Justice: Why India Needs More Women in Law Enforcement Urgently India’s strong-on-paper judicial system still falls short when it comes to ingrained gender disparity-most significantly in the police. Less than 12% of the police are female, and fewer are in senior decision-making positions. The disparity affects not only internal composition but also has a dramatic effect on the administration of justice, especially for women and ma…

SC To Centre: Women Fly Rafale, Why Few In Army Legal Branch?

File photo of Supreme Court of India. (Photo credit: Shutterstock) New Delhi- If a woman can fly Rafale fighter jet in the Indian Air Force, then why are fewer women officers in gender neutral posts of Judge Advocate General (legal) branch of the Army, the Supreme Court wondered recently and questioned the Centre’s rationale on a 50-50 selection criterion. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan on May 8 reserved its verdict on the plea …

If Women Can Fly Rafale In IAF, Why Fewer Of Them In Army Legal Branch? SC Asks Centre

New Delhi, May 14: If a woman can fly Rafale fighter jet in the Indian Air Force, then why are fewer women officers in gender neutral posts of Judge Advocate General (legal) branch of the Army, the Supreme Court wondered recently and questioned the Centre’s rationale on a 50-50 selection criterion. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan on May 8 reserved its verdict on the plea of two officers Arshnoor Kaur and Astha Tyagi, who despite …