The Rivne District Administrative Court has ruled that the mobilization of a student who had a valid deferment is illegal. The court granted the man’s claim, annulled the order for his conscription, and ordered the military unit to discharge him from service.
This is reported by Rivne24
According to the decision made on March 24, the plaintiff is studying for a bachelor’s degree at the Nadsluchansky Institute of the National University of Water Management and Nature Management. Despite having a deferment and being enrolled in full-time studies, he was mobilized on January 29, 2025, after being deemed fit by the military medical commission, and was assigned to one of the military units.
In his lawsuit, the mobilized individual challenged the conscription order, arguing that his mobilization was unlawful since the deferment was valid until February 7, 2025, and his studies would continue until 2028.
Representatives of the Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) opposed the lawsuit, asserting that at the time of conscription, there was no information in the registry regarding the deferment, which obligated the man to be mobilized.
However, the court established that the plaintiff indeed had the right to a deferment due to his studies. Judge Oleksandr Maksymchuk deemed the mobilization order unlawful and annulled it, as well as ordered the military unit to remove the man from the personnel lists.
The court added that not only must the citizen inform about his rights to a deferment, but the TRC and military commissariat authorities are also obliged to have up-to-date information and to verify it thoroughly to avoid unlawful actions.