MS. SHRUTI VYAS & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 1106/2024 SHRUTI VYAS & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Indra Sen Singh, Mr. Nasir Mohd and Ms. Kaberi Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain, CGSC, Mr Amit Gupta, SPC with Mr. Kautilya Birat, Mr. Ankush Kapoor and Mr. Vishwadeep, Advs. with Major Anish Muralidhar and Capt Carolin Johnson CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 16.09.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioners are young girls who desire to join as Short- Service Commissioned1 Officers (Non-Tech) in the Indian Army. 2. The Union Public Service Commission2 issued an Examination Notice on 4 August 2021 inviting applications from candidates who desire to join the Army via the Combined Defence Service Examination (II) 20213. Among the posts, to be filled by the CDSE, 1 “SSC” hereinafter 2 “UPSC”, hereinafter 3 “CDSE”, hereinafter 3. The petitioners are seven in number. Of these, Petitioners 5 and 6 have been selected and are presently undergoing training. Mr. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, therefore,