Terminating the employment of a woman on the ground that she has got married is a “coarse case of gender discrimination and inequality”, the Supreme Court remarked recently. | Latest News India
The apex court said any law that deems the marriage of female employees and their domestic responsibilities as grounds for incompetence is unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court has declared any law disentitling women employees based on their marriage and domestic involvement as unconstitutional. In a recent case, the court directed the Centre to pay Rs 60 lakh to Lt Selina John, a permanent commissioned officer from the Military Nursing Service, who was terminated after getting married.
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