The Delhi High Court will hear on July 20, the petitions challenging recruitment in armed forces through Agnipath scheme which proposes to induct youth into the army for four years..A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a 2021 petition challenging the recruitment process in the Indian Navy when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta pointed out that similar matters challenging the Agnipath scheme are already pending before the court and they should be heard together.Mehta said that the issues in these petitions are interconnected and, therefor,e they should be taken up together.“Learned Solicitor General has informed the court that there are some other issues touching the subject matter of the present petition. Office is directed to list the petition along with the present petition on July 20,” the Court noted in its order..The High Court is seized of two matters related to the recruitment in armed forces.While one petition is by shortlisted Airmen in the Indian Air Force (IAF) demanding that their recruitment should be done as per the 2019 notification, the other petition is in form of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Indian Navy’s recruitment process and shortlisting criteria of Person Below Officer Rank (PBORs).
The Delhi High Court will hear on July 20, the petitions challenging recruitment in armed forces through Agnipath scheme which proposes to induct youth into the army for four years..A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a 2021 petition challenging the recruitment process in the Indian Navy when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta pointed out that similar matters challenging the Agnipath scheme are already pending before the court and they should be heard together.Mehta said that the issues in these petitions are interconnected and, therefor,e they should be taken up together.“Learned Solicitor General has informed the court that there are some other issues touching the subject matter of the present petition. Office is directed to list the petition along with the present petition on July 20,” the Court noted in its order..The High Court is seized of two matters related to the recruitment in armed forces.While one petition is by shortlisted Airmen in the Indian Air Force (IAF) demanding that their recruitment should be done as per the 2019 notification, the other petition is in form of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Indian Navy’s recruitment process and shortlisting criteria of Person Below Officer Rank (PBORs).