Discrimination in promotion: 100 Army officers move SC

The petitioners claimed that continued discrimination in promotion was telling upon the morale of services corps' officers who had discharged their duty in a dedicated manner for more than 10-15 years

At least 100 lieutenant colonels have moved the Supreme Court challenging the discrimination in the promotion of officers of the services corps.

"This act of Army and Union government (discrimination in promotion) has created tremendous injustice to the petitioners and others which is detrimental to the morale of the officers and, in turn, to the defence of the country," the petitioners contended.

The petitioners said that the service corps officers were deployed in operational areas and faced challenges similar to those officers of the combat arms corps. Why are the officers of the services corps deprived of promotional avenues available to officers of the combat arms, the petitioners asked.

"The action of the Army and the Union government in selectively treating officers of services corps as 'operational' for the purpose of deployment in operational areas but 'non-operational' for the purpose of being considered for promotion is violating the fundamental rights of the petitioners and other middle level Army officers," the petition said.

The petitioners claimed that continued discrimination in promotion was telling upon the morale of services corps' officers who had discharged their duty in a dedicated manner for more than 10-15 years.

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