Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of plight of cadets suffering disability during military training

The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of difficulties faced by cadets, who were medically discharged from military institutes on account of disabilities suffered during training programmes.

A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan will be hearing the case on Monday (August 18, 2025) which was registered on August 12 after a media report flagged the issue of these cadets, who were once part of training at the nation’s top military institutes such as the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Military Academy (IMA).