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NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, India's Army chief General V K Singh has filed a writ petition in a court against the government after it failed to handle the age controversy successfully. The General may move to Supreme Court, reports said.
In writ petition, he is believed to have questioned the government's decision to treat his date of birth as May 10,1950 instead of May 10,1951 as claimed by him on the basis of his matriculation certificate and other documents.
This is the first time that any Service chief has dragged the government to the court of law. The petition has been filed and senior advocate U U Lalit will represent Gen Singh before the apex court.
Later speaking on the controversy over his age, Singh tolds to Times Now: "The issue is that of integrity and honour." The General said the matter has always been tackled by him in the "organisational interest". He, however, remained evasive on whether he would accept the government's decision according to which he will have to retire by May this year.
"The issue (of age) has always been, I am emphasising it, the issue has always been that of integrity and honour," he said.
The Army chief has been contending that May 10,1951 should be treated as his actual date of birth as it was mentioned in his 10th certificate but the Defence Ministry has rejected it as May 10, 1950 is the date entered in his UPSC entrance form.
In his petition, Gen Singh has said the matter related to his "honour and integrity" as he headed a force of 13 lakh personnel. He questioned why the government had chosen to "change" his date of birth after he had spent 36 years in service and promoted throughout the career.
Gen Singh's action caps months of tussle between him and the Ministry of Defence during which he made two statutory representations to the Ministry.
Defence Minister A K Antony had recently rejected his statutory representation which ended all the internal appeal options on the subject for the General. By this decision of the government, Gen Singh will have to retire on May 31.
He has been contending that May 10, 1951 should be treated as his actual date of birth as it was mentioned in his matriculation certificate but the Defence Ministry has rejected it as May 10, 1950 is the date entered in his UPSC entrance form for National Defence Academy (NDA).
Eralier in the arternoon, Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said the row over Army Chief General V K Singh's date of birth is not affecting the working relationship between the armed forces and the Defence Ministry in anyway.
Age row: Army chief General VK Singh takes government to court - The Economic Times
Its the first time that an army chief takes his Govt to court.
In writ petition, he is believed to have questioned the government's decision to treat his date of birth as May 10,1950 instead of May 10,1951 as claimed by him on the basis of his matriculation certificate and other documents.
This is the first time that any Service chief has dragged the government to the court of law. The petition has been filed and senior advocate U U Lalit will represent Gen Singh before the apex court.
Later speaking on the controversy over his age, Singh tolds to Times Now: "The issue is that of integrity and honour." The General said the matter has always been tackled by him in the "organisational interest". He, however, remained evasive on whether he would accept the government's decision according to which he will have to retire by May this year.
"The issue (of age) has always been, I am emphasising it, the issue has always been that of integrity and honour," he said.
The Army chief has been contending that May 10,1951 should be treated as his actual date of birth as it was mentioned in his 10th certificate but the Defence Ministry has rejected it as May 10, 1950 is the date entered in his UPSC entrance form.
In his petition, Gen Singh has said the matter related to his "honour and integrity" as he headed a force of 13 lakh personnel. He questioned why the government had chosen to "change" his date of birth after he had spent 36 years in service and promoted throughout the career.
Gen Singh's action caps months of tussle between him and the Ministry of Defence during which he made two statutory representations to the Ministry.
Defence Minister A K Antony had recently rejected his statutory representation which ended all the internal appeal options on the subject for the General. By this decision of the government, Gen Singh will have to retire on May 31.
He has been contending that May 10, 1951 should be treated as his actual date of birth as it was mentioned in his matriculation certificate but the Defence Ministry has rejected it as May 10, 1950 is the date entered in his UPSC entrance form for National Defence Academy (NDA).
Eralier in the arternoon, Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said the row over Army Chief General V K Singh's date of birth is not affecting the working relationship between the armed forces and the Defence Ministry in anyway.
Age row: Army chief General VK Singh takes government to court - The Economic Times
Its the first time that an army chief takes his Govt to court.
