SC Grants Full Pension to Women Officers Denied Permanent Commission

• Supreme Court rules women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers denied Permanent Commission due to arbitrary assessment are entitled to full pensionary benefits.
• Officers will be 'deemed' to have completed the minimum qualifying service of 20 years for pension, even if released earlier.
• Judgment addresses petitions challenging denial of PC based on 2019 policy changes and previous Armed Forces Tribunal rulings.
• Court found Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) for women officers were often graded 'casually', adversely affecting their merit.
• Using Article 142, SC orders all SSC officers considered for PC in 2019-2021 selection boards to be deemed to have completed 20 years of service for pension, effective November 1, 2025.