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New Delhi: Wing Commander Pooja Thakur, who has dragged the Indian Air Force to court alleging gender bias, did not initially opt for a permanent commission, senior officials said on Thursday.
The IAF officials told CNN-News18 that 10 of the 12 women officers in Thakur's batch got a permanent commission, while she opted out citing personal reasons.
Two weeks before she was released, Thakur sought a permanent commission which could not be granted, an official said. She retired in June and is currently undergoing pre-release course at MDI Gurgaon which is funded partly by IAF.
In her petition, Thakur termed the IAF's decision as "biased, discriminatory, arbitrary and unreasonable".
The Armed Forces Tribunal has admitted her plea and asked the IAF to respond in four weeks.
Pooja Thakur has been in the limelight after she became the first lady officer to lead the Inter-Service Guard of Honour which was inspected by US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan in January 2015.
She joined the IAF in 2000 and belongs to the administrative branch. Her father served in the Army and retired as a Colonel.
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