Under the Agnipath Military recruitment Scheme aspirants between 17.5 -21 years will be recruited into the armed forces for a four-year tenure with compulsory retirement for 75percent.
New Delhi: During a Supreme court hearing on the Agnipath recruitment scheme, Justice DY Chandrachud’s response to advocate MR Sharma made the intense environment light-hearted for a while.
“You may be a veer ‘.But you are not an Agniveer.” he said while responding to the arguments made by advocate MR Sharma, who has filed a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the scheme.
Justice Chandrachud’s remark, which came after intense arguments by MR Sharma, was to highlight that the advocate was not an aggrieved party but had filed a public interest plea.
MR Sharma is popular for filing PILs on various issues.
During an interaction with NDTV MR Sharma said Justice Chandrachud’s remark was meant to appreciate his hard work and efforts.
The apex court was hearing three separate pleas filed by MR Sharma, Harsh Ajay Singh, and Ravindra Singh Shekhawat.
Under the Agnipath Military recruitment Scheme aspirants between 17.5 -21 years will be recruited into the armed forces for a four-year tenure with compulsory retirement for 75percent of the candidates without any pension or gratuity.
The plea opposing the policy in the SC has argued that people who are already waiting for an appointment in the Air Force for two years fear that their career of 20 years will now be slashed to four.
The top court today transferred all pending PILs to the Delhi court.
A bench of Justice Chadrachud, Suryakant, and A S Bopanna asked the High courts of Kerala, Punjab, Haryana, Patna, and Uttarakhand to transfer the PILs pending before them against the scheme to the Delhi High court or keep them pending till a decision from the Delhi High Court, if the petitioners so desire.
The Bench also said petitioners before the four High Courts can also opt to intervene in the proceedings before the Delhi HC.
The apex court has said it is transferring the pleas as it would be appropriate if it has the benefit of the Delhi High Court’s considered view on them.
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