Supreme Court strikes down gender‑biased JAG vacancies, mandates combined merit list
The Supreme Court of India has struck down a gender-based quota in the Indian Army’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch, ruling that reserving six vacancies for men and only three for women is unconstitutional and discriminatory. The bench, comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan, emphasized that once women are legally permitted to join the JAG…
