The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government to consider suggestions made by Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate Rekha Palli to recognise and rehabilitate officer cadets who suffer disabilities during military training and are discharged before commissioning.

A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan observed that the out-boarded cadets have not been given any status or recognition and consequently lack appropriate facilities.

“ In this regard we would also observe that these out-boarded officers would have entered into their post as Commissioned officers at the entry level but as of now they have not acquired or given any status or recognition in regard to the injury sustained during training and consequently there has been lack of appropriate facilities and

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