On 22 July 2011 18:55, Sarbajit Roy <
sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think that CoAS has always maintained his DoB as 10 May 1951. It is only
> in the UPSC where his DoB is shown as 1950. Some of the correspondence is at
> this link.
>
http://indianmilitarynews.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/army-chiefs-age-row-pits-general-vs-general/ >
> "So even as the force and the Defence Ministry grapples with another
> controversy regarding its top officer, it is important to note that these
> flurry of letters were running parallel to investigations in the Sukhna land
> scam, where then Eastern Army Commander, Lieutenant General VK Singh had
> ordered a Court of Inquiry that was to later reach the top, to the Military
> Secretary Lieutenant General Avadesh Prakash and the Chief, General Deepak
> Kapoor."
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Col NR Kurup <
colnrkurup@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> If the COAS goes to Court, he will have it. One can't be selective in
>> this case. He can't claim to reckon his DoB as 1950 when 1950 suited
>> him and 1951 when 1951 suited him. If someone dig into the case he
>> has to answer for the benefits he availed by counting his DoB as 1950
>> and 1951.If he is wise, I think he is will not press the case as he
>> hardly get any gain other than one more year's service. He should
>> honourably vacate the post in 2012 to enable his junior to become
>> CoAS. in 2012
>>
>> On 22/07/2011, Sarbajit Roy <
sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/army-chiefs-age-controversy-battle-not-over-warn-experts-121262 >> >
>> > The government's decision on the date of birth of the man who heads the
>> > Indian Army may not provide the closure many have been hoping for.
>> > Experts
>> > say a complicated and lengthy legal battle could follow in the next few
>> > months.
>> >
>> > Yesterday, the Defence Minister said that the government had accepted
>> > 1950
>> > as the year in which General VK Singh was born. The Army Chief has been
>> > arguing that he was born a year later. The problem is that Army records
>> > reflect both.
>> >
>> > The biggest implication is the year in which the Army Chief will retire
>> > -
>> > 2012, according to the government's decision. If it had accepted Mr
>> > Singh's
>> > date of birth, his tenure would have extended to 2013.
>> >
>> > Several legal experts, including three retired Chief Justices, have said
>> > that Mr Singh has a strong case against the government, should he decide
>> > to
>> > go to court.
>> >
>> > The Defence Ministry has asked the official record-keeper of the Army -
>> > the
>> > Adjutant General's branch - to change Mr Singh's date of birth in its
>> > records from May 10, 1950 to May 10, 1951. But defence regulations state
>> > that service records cannot be altered - a fact that the Adjutant
>> > General is
>> > likely to stress today to the government.
>> >
>> > This is the first time that the age of a military chief has become a
>> > matter
>> > of national concern and debate. Former Army chiefs state that the
>> > government's decision could inadvertently turn General Singh into a
>> > lame-duck Army Chief.
>> >
>> >
>> > Read more at:
>> >
>> >
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/army-chiefs-age-controversy-battle-not-over-warn-experts-121262&cp >> >
>
>
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