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The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 140(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and held that that the provision is "neither discriminatory, arbitrary and/or violative of Articles...
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh deferred the matter to August after a letter of adjournment circulated by the state.
The High Court said that Agnipath scheme is not arbitrary, capricious or devoid of reason and therefore, cannot be interfered with.
Agnipath is considered to be one of the most far-reaching reforms in the Indina Armed Forces and its introduction had led to protests in several parts of the country.
The court had reserved its verdict on December 15 after hearing the petitioners and ASG Aishwarya Bhati for the Central government.