SECR.,MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SECRETARY vs BABITA PUNIYA — C.A. No. 9367 - 9369/2011

Case under Section XIV-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010206952010

Filing Date

06-Jul-2010

Registration No

C.A. No. 9367 - 9369/2011

Diary Number

20695/2010

Order Date

17-Feb-2020

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2020 INSC 198

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 05-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XIV-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SECR.,MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SECRETARY

    Adv. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BABITA PUNIYA

    Adv. HARISH PANDEY[Caveat] DEVENDRA SINGH VIVEK NARAYAN SHARMA[R-1] AISHWARYA BHATI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-Feb-2020

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 17-Feb-2020

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 17-Feb-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  5. 05-Feb-2020

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 05-Feb-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  7. 04-Feb-2020

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 04-Feb-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  9. 28-Jan-2020

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 28-Jan-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  11. 23-Jan-2020

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  12. 23-Jan-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  13. 22-Jan-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  14. 16-Jan-2020

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  15. 14-Jan-2020

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  16. 12-Dec-2019

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  17. 28-Nov-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  18. 28-Nov-2019

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  19. 19-Nov-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  20. 19-Nov-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  21. 25-Jul-2019

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  22. 11-May-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  23. 11-May-2018

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer

  24. 23-Apr-2018

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  25. 23-Apr-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer

  26. 13-Apr-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  27. 13-Apr-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer

  28. 02-Apr-2018

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  29. 02-Apr-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  30. 26-Mar-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  31. 26-Mar-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  32. 15-Jan-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  33. 15-Jan-2018

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  34. 08-Dec-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  35. 08-Dec-2017

    Mention Memo

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  36. 01-Dec-2017

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  37. 22-Nov-2017

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  38. 22-Nov-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Registrar (J) - IV

  39. 03-Nov-2017

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  40. 03-Nov-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  41. 01-Nov-2017

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  42. 04-Oct-2016

    Office Report - of Main CaseView PDF

  43. 03-Oct-2016

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  44. 03-Oct-2016

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  45. 03-Oct-2016

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  46. 26-Aug-2016

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  47. 17-Aug-2016

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  48. 17-Aug-2016

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  49. 04-Aug-2016

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  50. 04-Aug-2016

    Office ReportView PDF

  51. 04-Aug-2016

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  52. 12-May-2016

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  53. 12-May-2016

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  54. 12-May-2016

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  55. 28-Apr-2016

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  56. 28-Apr-2016

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  57. 30-Mar-2016

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  58. 30-Mar-2016

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  59. 30-Mar-2016

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  60. 11-Feb-2016

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  61. 11-Feb-2016

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  62. 10-Feb-2016

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  63. 20-Jan-2016

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  64. 14-Jan-2016

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  65. 07-Jan-2016

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  66. 27-Nov-2015

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  67. 08-Oct-2015

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  68. 08-Oct-2015

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  69. 08-Oct-2015

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  70. 29-Sep-2015

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  71. 29-Sep-2015

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  72. 29-Sep-2015

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  73. 14-Sep-2015

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  74. 14-Sep-2015

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  75. 14-Sep-2015

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  76. 08-Sep-2015

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  77. 08-Sep-2015

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  78. 08-Sep-2015

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  79. 20-Jul-2015

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  80. 20-Jul-2015

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  81. 20-Jul-2015

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  82. 16-Jul-2015

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  83. 16-Jul-2015

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  84. 18-Nov-2013

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  85. 13-Sep-2013

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  86. 12-Jul-2013

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  87. 03-May-2013

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  88. 08-Feb-2013

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  89. 24-Sep-2012

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  90. 24-Apr-2012

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  91. 20-Apr-2012

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  92. 02-Nov-2011

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  93. 02-Sep-2011

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  94. 26-Aug-2011

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  95. 11-Aug-2011

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  96. 13-Jul-2011

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  97. 03-Mar-2011

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  98. 11-Jan-2011

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  99. 04-Oct-2010

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  100. 02-Aug-2010

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  101. 06-Jul-2010

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 9367 - 9369/2011

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Supreme Court of India - Case Summary Case: Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya & Others Citation: C.A. No. 009367-009369/2011 Date: February 17, 2020 Bench: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. --- Summary The Supreme Court ruled in favor of women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the Indian Army, directing that all serving women SSC officers be considered for Permanent Commission (PC) in all ten service streams where they have been commissioned, regardless of their years of service. Key Holding The Court accepted the Union Government's policy decision (dated February 25, 2019) granting women SSC officers eligibility for PC, but substantially modified it to: 1. Extend PC consideration to all women SSC officers, including those with more than 14 or 20 years of service—rejecting the government's proposed 14-year cutoff 2. Strike down the "staff appointments only" restriction, holding it violates Article 14 (equality) 3. Grant women officers equal choice of specializations as male counterparts 4. Ensure pensionary benefits for those with 14-20 years of service regardless of PC grant Reasoning The Court criticized the government's decade-long delay in implementing the 2010 Delhi High Court judgment granting women officers PC parity, calling it "a travesty of justice." It rejected stereotypical arguments about women's "physiological limitations" and domestic obligations as constitutionally flawed, emphasizing women officers' proven battlefield excellence and international peacekeeping service. The judgment marks recognition of women's fundamental right to equality of opportunity under Articles 14, 15(1), and 16(1) of the Constitution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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