A authorized hurdle cropped up against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment into the armed forces on Monday when the Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea difficult a Delhi High Court judgment that upheld the Modi authorities’s bold coverage.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala, which was initially reluctant to entertain the plea, requested the petitioner to method the excessive courtroom in search of a assessment of its determination.
The petitioner’s counsel mentioned the plea relates to a halt in recruitment. The courtroom then requested the lawyer to submit a notice and posted the matter for listening to on April 10.
“Counsel for the contesting parties shall file their brief notes of submissions at least two days before the next date of listing, which shall be e-mailed,” the bench mentioned.
The excessive courtroom had, on February 27, mentioned the Agnipath scheme was formulated within the nationwide curiosity, with a laudable goal of sustaining nationwide safety.
The courtroom had dismissed a batch of petitions assailing the validity of the scheme whereas terming it a “well-thought” coverage determination of the Centre. Besides the pleas difficult the Agnipath scheme, the courtroom had additionally rejected a bunch of petitions relating to the recruitment course of within the armed forces underneath sure earlier ads whereas clarifying that such candidates shouldn’t have a proper to search recruitment.
Dismissing the pleas relating to the earlier ads, the excessive courtroom had mentioned the Agnipath scheme is in “public interest” and the aspirants can’t declare any proper to search recruitment on account of their participation within the processes initiated underneath notifications issued prior to the introduction of the brand new coverage.
(With PTI enter)
