The Delhi High Court today slapped contempt notices against Defence Secretary and Indian Air Force for not granting permanent commission to serving women officers.Taking strong exception to its orders not being implemented, Justice G S Sistani issued show cause notices to Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar and Air Marshal K J Mathews, Air Officer Personnel, and sought their response by December14. The contempt petition was filed by a group of nine serving IAF women officers. Appearing for the officers, counsel Rekha Palli submitted that they were only granted extension in service but there was no response to their representations for permanent commission following the court's direction. On March 12, a Division Bench of High Court, while considering the plea of women officers for parity with their male colleagues in the defence forces, had said, the women officers are entitled to Permanent Commission at par with male officers with all consequential benefits.