India's Supreme Court rules women officers denied permanent commission due to bias get full pension benefits retroactive to 2025.

India's Supreme Court has ruled that women Short Service Commission officers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force, denied Permanent Commission due to biased evaluations, will be deemed to have completed 20 years of service for pension purposes. The landmark decision, effective November 1, 2025, grants full pension benefits to those considered for Permanent Commission between 2019 and 2021, addressing systemic gender bias in Annual Confidential Reports and rushed policy changes. The court invoked Article 142 for one-time relief, rejecting reinstatement but affirming financial justice, while directing that currently serving women meeting performance thresholds may be granted Permanent Commission.