Vice Admiral Bimal Verma Moves Court against His Supersession and Appointment of Vice Admiral Karamb

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Vice Admiral Bimal Verma Moves Court against His Supersession and Appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as Next Chief of Navy

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Vice Admiral Bimal Verma Moves Supreme Court Against His Supersession And Appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as Navy Chief

New Delhi, April 8: Vice Admiral Bimal Verma on Monday moved the Supreme Court against his supersession and appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the new Navy Chief. Verma, who heads the Andaman and Nicobar command, would have become the chief on the rule of seniority. However, the Modi government on March 23 appointed Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the new Navy Chief.

Singh will supersede Verma, who is the senior most in terms of length of service. Sources told news agency IANS that Bimal Verma, brother of former Navy Chief Nirmal Verma, missed out because of the shadow of naval war room leak case on his career. He was posted in the directorate of naval operations when the alleged leak of sensitive information took place in 2005. Indian Navy Inducts Third Ship of LCU MK-IV Project at Port Blair.

Verma was let off with severe displeasure in his service report, but the admiral missed out on key postings such as heading either eastern or western fleets, the two prominent naval commands considered essential for an admiral who is picked up to head the force.

This is the second occasion when the Modi government has appointed a service chief by overlooking seniority. General Bipin Rawat was made the Army Chief over Lt Generals Pravin Bakshi and P M Hariz who were senior to him in 2016.

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