Supreme Court Passes Interim Order Allowing Women To Appear For NDA Exam

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed interim order to allow women to take the admission exam to National Defence Academy(NDA) scheduled for November 14 2021 The result would be subject to final adjudication of the petitions

A division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy passed the interim order in a writ petition filed by Kush Kalra seeking permission for women candidates to appear for the NDA exam.

The UPSC is also directed to take out a suitable corrigendum notification in view of the aforesaid order and "give due publicity so that intent of the order is translated into effect".

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"We have received the counter affidavit from the Union of India yesterday. In the counter affidavit, what they say is that it is purely a policy decision and should not be interfered with by the court and that because girls are not allowed to enter into NDA does not mean there is any difficulty in their progression or in their career", Senior Advocate Chinmoy Pradip Sharma, for the petitioner, told the bench. 

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