NEW DELHI: Countering the Centre’s stand on denying command posts to women in the Army on the ground of their physiological limitations and prevailing societal norms, the women officers have told the Supreme Court that it reflected a regressive mindset of the government, which will perpetuate gender discrimination.
Senior advocate Aishwarya Bhati, counsel for women officers seeking permanent commission and command posting in Army, said the Centre’s contentions are contrary to the records and statistics which show women officers have worked shoulder to shoulder with their male colleagues and performed extremely well- both in peace locations as well as hostile zones.
In a written note filed in the apex court on Friday, Bhati contended that the stand taken by the Centre was unfortunate and to deny command appointments to women officers would be an extremely retrograde step and pleaded the court to intervene to uphold the sacrosanct principles of gender equality as enshrined in the Constitution.
The Centre had cited male troops not yet being m
