The Supreme Court on Wednesday in an interim order has allowed women to take the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam scheduled for September 5, and also slammed the Indian Army and the Centre for the decisions that are based on “gender discrimination”.

A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Hrishikesh Roy ordered that women candidates can take the NDA exam, but the admissions will be subject to the outcome of the petition. It was hearing a plea filed by one Kush Kalra, who has sought a direction to the authorities concerned to allow eligible women candidates to appear in the NDA and Naval Academy Examination and train at the NDA.