#Army Women Officers

Supreme Court rules that casual Annual Confidential Report grading and the 250-vacancy cap for Permanent Commission disproportionately affect women Short Service Commission Officers, violating equality under Article 14. The Court directs grant of PC to officers scoring 60%+ in 2020-2021 boards and pension for released officers, while rejecting the vacancy cap as an absolute barrier.

The Supreme Court ruled that systemic bias in Annual Confidential Reports (ACR) grading and unequal career opportunities rendered the denial of Permanent Commission (PC) to women officers unconstitutional under Article 14. The Court directed pension benefits for released officers, emphasizing that merit-based denials cannot stand where structural discrimination is proven.