{"id":269486,"date":"2022-07-04T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T03:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=269486"},"modified":"2022-07-04T10:09:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T04:39:44","slug":"armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Armed Forces Tribunal (Lucknow Bench): <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava, Member (J) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member (A) held\u202fthat a cadet is akin to a probationer; hence, the employer has a right to discharge a Cadet who is not meeting the medical standards required for military service\/training.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Factual Background<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The applicant joined<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai on 05-04-2012 as a Lady Cadet; where she was available for training only for 19 days and was continuously absent from training from 18-04-2012 to 19-11-2012.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Later on, the applicant was invalided out from service in low medical category due to the following disabilities:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cPersistent Somatoform Pain Disorder\u201d at 40% for life; and\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNon-Supportive Ottis Media (LT) With Mild Hearing Impairment\u201d, at 6-10% for life<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The disabilities were considered as neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service. Therefore, the claim of the applicant for ex-Gratia payment was rejected. Similarly, the first and second appeals of the applicant were also rejected.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The respondent contended that the applicant\u2019s claim of alleged development of disability (hearing impairment) due to pressure of military training was incorrect and unjustified since cadets are neither subject to hard physical or mental toughness training nor put through weapon training during their initial phase of training in the junior terms. A gradual and easy start is given to all new cadets to enable them to develop their capability to withstand tough military training in later phases of their training.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Grievances of the Applicant<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As per the applicant, she was under stress and strain of military training which led to the occurrence of the injury. Therefore, both the disabilities should be considered attributable to or aggravated by military service and she should be paid the disability pension and Ex Gratia accordingly.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The applicant submitted that she had applied for women entry of Short Service Commission (Technical) and at the time of medical board after Services Selection Board (SSB), she was declared temporary unfit due to Chronic Ottis Media (LT) with mild hearing impairment. Later on, after being operated Chronic Ottis Media (LT), she was declared fit in SHAPE-1 by the Army Medical Board. Thereafter, she joined OTA on 05-04-2012.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further, the applicant claimed that in May 2012, due to pressure of military training, she had developed a relapse of Chronic Ottis Media (LT) with mild hearing impairment and was treated first at MH Chennai and then at Command Hospital, Air Force, Bangalore, and was placed in medical category H-2 (Temporary) on the recommendation of ENT Specialist.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Evidently, it was in June 2012 that the applicant was diagnosed with \u201cPersistent Somatoform Pain Disorder\u201d and was recommended to be medically invalided out of service in low medical category S-5.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Findings and Conclusion\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Tribunal relied on <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narsingh Yadav v. Union of India<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/R7AKtWSA\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">(2019) 9 SCC 667<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, wherein the Supreme Court had held that mental disorders cannot be detected at the time of recruitment and their subsequent manifestation does not entitle a person to disability pension unless there are very valid reasons and strong medical evidence to dispute the opinion of Medical Board.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Noticing that the applicant had attained the training for a brief period of 15 days, the Tribunal affirmed the findings and opinion of the Medical Board and the Appellate Committee. The Tribunal held that a cadet is akin to a probationer and hence the respondents as an employer have a right to discharge a Cadet who is not meeting the medical standards required for military training\/service. Therefore, the Tribunal upheld the opinion of the Medical Board that the applicant\u2019s disability is neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service, and hence, she is not entitled to disability pension and Ex Gratia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In view of the above, the Original Application was dismissed.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[Nira Chaudhary v. Union of India, Original Application No. 99 of 2021, decided on 28-04-2022]\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Appearance by:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the Applicant: Vinay Sharma holding brief of Col Y.R. Sharma (Retd), Advocate<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For Union of India: Dr. Shailendra Sharma Atal, Central Govt Counsel<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Kamini Sharma, Editorial Assistant has put this report together\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed Forces Tribunal (Lucknow Bench): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava, Member (J) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67011,"featured_media":198586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11],"tags":[43149,12331,49982,2582,27374,39736,49983,39503,49981,49980,5131,3106,49490],"class_list":["post-269486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-tribunals_commissions_regulatorybodies","tag-aft","tag-armed-forces","tag-cadet","tag-Disability","tag-disability-pension","tag-medical-board","tag-medical-eligibility","tag-mental-disorders","tag-military-training","tag-ota","tag-probation","tag-recruitment","tag-ssb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0 | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Armed Forces Tribunal (Lucknow Bench): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava, Member (J) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-04T03:30:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-04T04:39:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1330\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"887\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/84e42bab48238baf12c7e33b3d9761fe\"},\"headline\":\"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-04T03:30:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-04T04:39:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":700,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/logo.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"AFT\",\"Armed Forces\",\"Cadet\",\"Disability\",\"disability pension\",\"Medical Board\",\"Medical Eligibility\",\"Mental Disorders\",\"Military Training\",\"OTA\",\"probation\",\"recruitment\",\"SSB\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Case Briefs\",\"Tribunals\\\/Commissions\\\/Regulatory Bodies\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0 | SCC Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/logo.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-04T03:30:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-04T04:39:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/84e42bab48238baf12c7e33b3d9761fe\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/logo.jpg\",\"width\":1330,\"height\":887,\"caption\":\"Armed Forces Tribunal\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/04\\\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/84e42bab48238baf12c7e33b3d9761fe\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/34e366be721c41333586de05faa13743195f5b142dcd7a015c6fabd2389521d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/34e366be721c41333586de05faa13743195f5b142dcd7a015c6fabd2389521d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/34e366be721c41333586de05faa13743195f5b142dcd7a015c6fabd2389521d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/author\\\/editor_4\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0 | SCC Times","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0","og_description":"Armed Forces Tribunal (Lucknow Bench): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava, Member (J) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2022-07-04T03:30:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-07-04T04:39:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1330,"height":887,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/84e42bab48238baf12c7e33b3d9761fe"},"headline":"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0","datePublished":"2022-07-04T03:30:19+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-04T04:39:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/"},"wordCount":700,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/logo.jpg","keywords":["AFT","Armed Forces","Cadet","Disability","disability pension","Medical Board","Medical Eligibility","Mental Disorders","Military Training","OTA","probation","recruitment","SSB"],"articleSection":["Case Briefs","Tribunals\/Commissions\/Regulatory Bodies"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/","name":"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0 | SCC Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/logo.jpg","datePublished":"2022-07-04T03:30:19+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-04T04:39:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/84e42bab48238baf12c7e33b3d9761fe"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/logo.jpg","width":1330,"height":887,"caption":"Armed Forces Tribunal"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/04\/armed-forces-tribunal-cadet-akin-to-probationer-discharged-by-employer-if-not-medically-fit-for-militry-service-legal-updates-research-news\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Armed Forces Tribunal| A Cadet is akin to a probationer; can be discharged by employer if not meeting the medical standards required for military service\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/84e42bab48238baf12c7e33b3d9761fe","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34e366be721c41333586de05faa13743195f5b142dcd7a015c6fabd2389521d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34e366be721c41333586de05faa13743195f5b142dcd7a015c6fabd2389521d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34e366be721c41333586de05faa13743195f5b142dcd7a015c6fabd2389521d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_4\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/logo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}