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| Army Chief Vs Govt in Supreme Court |
| Army Chief Vs Govt in Supreme Court: Top 10 developments
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| INDIA
, 10-February-2012
3:21:20 AM |
| The Supreme Court is hearing the Army chief's case against the government today. Saying that it has "no scope to interfere", the court asked General VK SIngh's counsel to "withdraw petition or we will pass the order." The hearing will resume at 2 pm.
General VK Singh wants the government to accept that he was born in 1951; the government says it has to abide by records that show he was born a year earlier. This impacts when he will have to retire, though the General says that's not what he's worried about.
Here's your 10-point guide to the story:
1) As both sides argued their case, the Supreme Court judges made these important observations: "No scope for us to interfere. We don't doubt your honesty." But they also said that crucial "threshold" documents list the General's date of birth as 1950, and "You accepted it. It is a matter of record. Then you became army chief." The judges also said that it was clear as far back as 2008 that two branches of the army -thee Adjutant General and the Military Secretary had different dates of birth for him. "The matter was discussed with you at the highest level and you accepted 1950," they observed. General Singh is not present in court today.
2) The Supreme Court said, "The most vital and relevant piece is the date of birth (DoB) recorded in the UPSC form. We are not concerned with you real or actual date of birth in the current case." General Singh's UPSC application form to join the National Defence Academy in Khadakvasla as a cadet states he was born on May 10, 1950. He has said the incorrect date was entered by mistake in that form.
3) During today's hearing, the Ministry of Defence withdrew its order that rejected General Singh's final petition to change his date of birth. That order was delivered by the Defense Ministry on December 30. However,
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