The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre on a petition alleging “gender bias” and “discrimination” in the Indian Air Force for not employing women as ‘airmen’ in the technical and non-technical grades in any of its departments.
A Bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao issued notice to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the IAF seeking their responses to the plea which has objected to the recruitment of only unmarried men to the post of ‘airmen’ in groups ‘X’ and ‘Y’ trades in all the departments of the force.
Group ‘X’ trade refers to technical fields like aircraft and ground systems, while group ‘Y’ pertains to non-technical fields like logistics and accounts.