Marriage doesn't change status of daughter; word 'servicemen' should be changed to 'service personnel': Karnataka High Court

The Court said the word 'men' in the title part of word ex-servicemen, would "demonstrate a misogynous posture of an age old masculine culture".
Karnataka HC, Gender Equality
Karnataka HC, Gender Equality

The Karnataka High Court recently held that exclusion of a married daughter for grant of an identity card (I-card) to dependents of ex-servicemen is violative of Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution [Priyanka Patil v Kendriya Sainik Board].

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