Supreme Court allows women to take NDA exam on September 5; criticises Army’s ‘gender discrimination’

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed an interim order allowing women to appear for the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam scheduled for September 5.

The Supreme Court stated that that admission will be subject to the final orders of the court.

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

The apex court also lashed out at the Army for denying permission to women for taking part in NDA exams.

Slamming Army's submission that it's a policy decision, the top court said that the policy decision was based on "gender discrimination".

Further details are awaited. 

• Army
• NDA exam
• Supreme Court
• gender discrimination
• women candidates