Promotion Denied on Gender Grounds Quashed, State Directed to Amend Discriminatory Rules and Policies: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has strongly condemned ongoing gender-based discrimination in the state’s education department. In a landmark decision, the Court expressed deep concern over women employees being denied promotions despite being more qualified than their male counterparts. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand issued a strong statement observing that “this Court feels pain to observe that gender bias is still prevailing in the social world.” Court sets aside Tribunal's discriminatory order…