Agnipath Scheme: Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two pleas challenging the Delhi High Court verdict upholding the Agnipath scheme. Supreme Court mentioned that the candidates who had been chosen in defence recruitment course of earlier than the introduction of the Agnipath scheme did not have a vested proper to appointment. The apex court docket, nonetheless, posted a 3rd plea associated to recruitment in IAF previous to the introduction of the Agnipath scheme for listening to on April 17.
SC dismissed two pleas
The Supreme Court dismissed two pleas challenging a Delhi High Court judgment that upheld the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment into the armed forces. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala mentioned candidates, who earlier received chosen by recruitment processes like rallies, bodily and medical checks for defence forces earlier than the introduction of the Agnipath scheme, would not have a vested proper to appointment.
Apex court docket posted a 3rd recent plea
“Sorry, we would not like to interfere with the high court verdict. The high court had dealt with all the aspects”, it mentioned, whereas dismissing separate pleas filed by Gopal Krishan and advocate ML Sharma in opposition to the excessive court docket verdict. The bench, nonetheless, posted a 3rd recent plea associated to recruitment within the Indian Air Force (IAF) previous to the launch of the Agnipath scheme for listening to on April 17.
It requested the Centre to file its response to the third plea associated to recruitment within the IAF. On March 27, the highest court docket had agreed to listen to pleas filed in opposition to the Delhi High Court judgment that upheld the Centre’s scheme for recruitment into the armed forces. The excessive court docket had on February 27 mentioned the Agnipath scheme was formulated within the nationwide curiosity with a laudable goal of sustaining nationwide safety.
(with inputs from PTI)
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