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Bombay HC deems varied height norms for women in civic fire brigade jobs as discriminatory

The Bombay High Court has criticised the use of different height requirements for women candidates applying for fire brigade positions across various municipal corporations in Maharashtra, deeming it a discriminatory and arbitrary policy.

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The Bombay High Court has criticised the use of different height requirements for women candidates applying for fire brigade positions across various municipal corporations in Maharashtra, deeming it a discriminatory and arbitrary policy, stated a report in PTI. 

According to the report, a division bench consisting of Justices GS Kulkarni and Jitendra Jain issued an interim order, asserting that the same job should not have inconsistent criteria, and women candidates should not be subjected to such arbitrary rules.

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