 "Delhi HC asks Centre to file reply on pleas challenging Agnipath scheme")
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces and asked the Centre to file a reply on a batch of petitions challenging it. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked the Centre to file a consolidated reply on petitions challenging the scheme. The Agnipath scheme announced on 14 June provides for recruitment of youths in the defence forces between the age of 17-and-a-half and 21 for only four years with a provision to retain 25 percent of them for 15 more years. Protests had erupted in several states soon after the scheme was announced last month. Later, the government extended the upper age limit to 23 years for recruitment under the scheme in 2022. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked the Centre to file a consolidated reply on petitions challenging the scheme.
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