Supreme Court has in a big announcement has given the nod for women to take the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam scheduled for September 5th. The Apex Court says that admissions will be subject to the final orders of the court.
The Supreme Court also slams the Army for not allowing women to take part in NDA exams. On Army’s submission that it’s a policy decision, the top court says that this policy decision is based on “gender discrimination”.
The present public interest petition raises the issue of violation of Articles 14, 15, 16 and 19 of the Constitution of India by denying the opportunity to eligible and willing female candidates to join the National Defence Academy and afford them a chance to enrol, train and develop themselves in the National Defence Academy into future leaders of the Indian Armed Forces.
