grant of PC to women SSC Officers, highlighting
the gender discrimination being meted out to women officers in the armed forces. Some
of the SSCOs ... that by denying them PC, they had been subjected to gender
discrimination. While allowing the writ petitions, the High Court held that on grounds
freedoms are interdependent and have mutual
reinforcement. All forms of discrimination on grounds of
gender is violative of fundamental freedoms and human
rights. Vienna Convention ... State should by appropriate
measures modify law/policy and abolish gender-based
discrimination in the existing laws, regulations, customs
and practices which constitute discrimination against
extent appointment to
grand daughter was indicative of gender discrimination and this aspect has been
dealt with by the Chhattisgarh High Court ... consideration and being a model public employer,
instead of resorting to gender discrimination, grant appointment to the persons
nominated by the family as mentioned above
fide in the parameters laid down or the procedure
adopted. No gender discrimination has been observed in the
Selection Board held
marriage as a rationale
for practicing an act of hostile discrimination by
denying benefits to a daughter when equivalent
benefits are granted ... family in the Regulations relating to
compassionate appointment, amounts to gender discrimination
and is in violation of Article 15 of the Constitution of India instead
being kith
and kin of freedom fighter after marriage. This gender
discrimination is arbitrary and completely unacceptable.
10. Article 14 of the Constitution of India
special legislation, that is enacted with
the purpose of correcting gender discrimination that
pans out in the form of social and economic
inequities
exclusion of
married daughters from the scheme created a discrimination on the
basis of gender and consequently held it unconstitutional being violative
of Article ... carrying on any trade or business could be
imposed. Similarly, gender discrimination is
prohibited by Article 15 of the Constitution. The
exclusion of a married
special legislation enacted for the purpose
of correcting gender discrimination which arises in the form of societal and
economic inequities in a largely patriarchal society
marriage as a rationale
for practicing an act of hostile discrimination by
denying benefits to a daughter when equivalent
benefits are granted ... family in the Regulations relating to
compassionate appointment, amounts to gender discrimination
and is in violation of Article 15 of the Constitution of India instead
