Ex-Military Nursing Officers are “ex-servicemen” for employment with State: Supreme Court

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that retired officers of the Indian Military Nursing Services (IMNS) shall be considered as ‘ex-servicemen’ under Rule 2(c) of the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Servicemen Rules, 1982, thereby making them eligible for government employment in Punjab under the reserved ex-servicemen category. Background of the dispute between two female officers The case originated from a legal dispute between Irwan Kour, a…