Supreme Court slams bias in evaluating women officers for Permanent Commission
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, while delivering its verdict, observed that the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of women officers were often assessed casually, undermining their chances of securing PC. "ACRs of appellants were written with presumption that they will not undergo career progression. Adversely affected overall merit," the bench noted as per Live Law.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, while delivering its verdict, observed that the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of women officers were often assessed casually, undermining their chances of securing PC. "ACRs of appellants were written with presumption that they will not undergo career progression. Adversely affected overall merit," the bench noted as per Live Law.
