Last year the Supreme Court had reserved for judgment the plea alleging discrimination in grant of permanent commission to women SSC officers. (File photo)Verdict on Women SSC Officers Highlights: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pronounced the judgment on plea against denial of permanent commission to women short service commission officers of the Indian defence forces, and ordered the grant of pension and consequential benefits to the women officers who had already left service upon the denial of permanent commission. Story continues below this adSpeaking to The Indian Express, senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy who represented several women officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force, called it a “big win”. It was submitted that on successful completion of training, these officers will be directly granted permanent commission. Case: The matter was related to a slew of pleas filed by women short service commission officers of the armed forces who sought permanent commission in the service.

Source: Indian Express March 24, 2026 22:18 UTC