Overview

• Justices B. V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan said out‑boarded cadets require a formal programme for medical and livelihood rehabilitation.
• Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati said service headquarters will prepare recommendations for joint consideration by the Defence and Finance ministries.
• The court recorded about 699 affected cadets and held they cannot be treated as ex‑servicemen because they were not commissioned.
• As interim relief, the government has included discharged cadets in the ECHS from August 29 with the one‑time subscription fee waived.
• Amicus curiae Rekha Palli filed suggestions on medical aid, revised ex‑gratia and insurance, medical reassessment, education and resettlement for the court to oversee.