The central takeaway of this judgment is that “gender‑neutral” recruitment is not the same as “gender‑equal” recruitment. A 50:50 male–female ratio may look fair on paper, but if it blocks more meritorious women and allows less meritorious men, it is not gender‑neutral and violates the constitutional guarantee of equality.
This article explains that distinction as articulated by the Supreme Court in Arshnoor Kaur & Anr v Union of India & Ors (2025 INSC 954), using the Court’s own definitions and reasoning
1. The Case Setting: JAG Recruitment and the 50:50 Policy
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