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HC to adjudicate on issue of men being posted as nurses in Army
The Morning Standard
|September 20, 2023
THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday remarked that men can be recruited to the post of nurse in the Indian Army when a woman can be posted at Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world, while highlighting gender equality in the armed forces Dealing with a plea on the alleged unconstitutional practice of having only women nurses in military establishments, a bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said it is an important issue that requires deliberation.
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition before the high court was challenging the Military Nursing Service Ordinance 1943 and the Military Nursing Service Rules 1944, as they provide that only women can be appointed to the Indian Military Nursing Service.
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