Army Chief's Age Issue Settle, To Retire Next Year
13 years, 8 months ago

Army Chief's Age Issue Settle, To Retire Next Year

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jul 21 : Army Chief Gen V K Singh will have to retire in May next year, with the government today deciding to treat May 10,1950 as his date of birth, ending a controversy that has been plaguing the force for several months. In the service records, the Matriculation certificate shows May 10,1951 as his date of birth but the UPSC application form filled for entry into the Army has May 10, 1950 as the date of birth. With May 1950 being considered as his date of birth, Gen Singh will have to retire in May next year when he will complete 62 years of age. Gen Singh had contended that May 1951 should be treated as his date of birth and sought the view of three former Chief Justices of India to seek support.

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Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi to be next Army chief
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi to be next Army chief

The Hindu  

The government on Tuesday announced the appointment of Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi as the next Army Chief. “The government has appointed Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi, presently serving as Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of June 30, 2024. The present Chief of the …

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi to be next Army chief
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi to be next Army chief

Hindustan Times  

The government has announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi as the next Chief of Army Staff. Currently serving as the Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Dwivedi will assume his new role on June 30 succeeding General Manoj Pande. Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, currently serving as the Vice Chief of Army Staff, is the senior-most official after …

Indian Army set to get its first chief born after ’62 war
10 months ago

Indian Army set to get its first chief born after ’62 war

Hindustan Times  

The next chief of the Indian Army, expected to be named by the new government around mid-June, will be the first four-star general born after the 1962 India-China war. Read Here: In a rare move, army chief gets 1-month extension Successive Indian governments still haven’t declassified the Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report on the reasons behind India’s defeat in the 1962 war. …

Top Pak Generals Seek Early Retirement After Appointment of Gen Munir as Army Chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Top Pak Generals Seek Early Retirement After Appointment of Gen Munir as Army Chief

News 18  

Senior commanders in the Pakistani army are making a beeline for early retirement, coinciding with the appointment of Lt Gen Asim Munir as the country’s army chief this week, sources told News18. Sources said Pakistan Army’s Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas, one of the six names shortlisted for the post of the Chief of Army Staff, and …

Pak PM likely to take decision on next Army chief’s appointment by mid-Sept
2 years, 7 months ago

Pak PM likely to take decision on next Army chief’s appointment by mid-Sept

Live Mint  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif could initiate discussions on the appointment of the next Army chief to replace General Qamar Javed Bajwa by the end of August, and take a decision by mid-September, according to a media report on Tuesday. A senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader, who is a member of the federal Cabinet has hinted that Prime Minister Sharif …

Manoj Mukund Naravane named Army chief
5 years, 3 months ago

Manoj Mukund Naravane named Army chief

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be the next Army Chief. Lt. Gen. Naravane is the most senior army commander and Modi government has followed the seniority principle by nominating him as next Army Chief. Gen. Rawat was appointed as Army chief in December 2016, by superseding two officers senior to him. Lt. Gen. Naravane and Lt. Gen. …

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief
5 years, 3 months ago

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane is set to become the next chief of the 1.3 million-strong Indian Army, official sources said on Monday. Lt Gen Naravane is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Army. Before taking charge as vice chief of the Army Staff in September, Lt Gen Naravane was heading the Eastern Command of the Army …

Farewell to norms
8 years, 2 months ago

Farewell to norms

The Hindu  

THERE can be nothing as predictable and routine as the appointment of the next Army chief. At the Army headquarters, the succession line gets prepared years in advance, the procedure for shortlisting is completed months ahead, and the name is usually announced two or three months before the incumbent chief’s retirement. P.M. Hariz, have been superseded to appoint Vice Chief …

Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, superseded by junior officer for Army chief's post, meets Defence Minister
8 years, 3 months ago

Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, superseded by junior officer for Army chief's post, meets Defence Minister

India TV News  

Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi, who has been superseded by another officer Lt Gen Bipin Rawat for the post of Army chief, on Wednesday met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Delhi. Last week, the government ignored the long-standing seniority rule to choose the next Army Chief and appointed Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, who is the third most senior officer after Lt …

Supreme Court refuses to stay General Suhag's appointment as Army chief
10 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay General Suhag's appointment as Army chief

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to stay the appointment of Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Army Chief after a petition was filed by Lieutenant General Ravi Dastane challenging the appointment of General Suhag as the next Army Chief. Earlier, a bench headed by Justice Vikramajit Sen advanced the hearing of the case from September to …

Supreme Court agrees for an Early Hearing against Lt. Gen. Suhag’s Appointment as Army Chief
10 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court agrees for an Early Hearing against Lt. Gen. Suhag’s Appointment as Army Chief

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Vikramajit Singh and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh has reportedly agreed to hear a plea against the procedure undertaken in naming Lt.Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Chief of Army Staff.The UPA-II Government had named Lt. Gen. Suhag as the Army Chief to assume office after current Gen Bikram Singh retires on July …

Supreme Court agrees for an Early Hearing against Lt. Gen. Suhag’s Appointment as Army Chief
10 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court agrees for an Early Hearing against Lt. Gen. Suhag’s Appointment as Army Chief

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Vikramajit Singh and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh has reportedly agreed to hear a plea against the procedure undertaken in naming Lt.Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Chief of Army Staff.The UPA-II Government had named Lt. Gen. Suhag as the Army Chief to assume office after current Gen Bikram Singh retires on July …

Lt. Gen. Suhag’s appointment as Army chief to stay: Jaitley
10 years, 10 months ago

Lt. Gen. Suhag’s appointment as Army chief to stay: Jaitley

The Hindu  

The appointment of >Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Army chief will not be affected by the change of government, new Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. Mr. Jaitley, while taking charge of the Defence Ministry, was asked to comment on the opposition by the BJP during the elections on the appointment of Lt. Gen. Suhag as …

No controversy on appointment of new army chief: Arun Jaitley
10 years, 10 months ago

No controversy on appointment of new army chief: Arun Jaitley

Firstpost  

“I believe there should be no controversy about the appointment of any person,” Jaitley told reporters here when asked about Lt Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag being named the successor of the army chief, Gen Bikram Singh. New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitely said Tuesday there should be no controversy over the appointment of the new Indian Army chief, even as …

V K Singh, a former Army Chief now a Minister
10 years, 10 months ago

V K Singh, a former Army Chief now a Minister

India TV News  

New Delhi: Controversial former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, who was made the Minister of State in the Narendra Modi government, has somewhat of chequered past with one episode being a long unsuccessful battle with the UPA government over his age issue. Singh, 63, lost the legal battle over his age issue with the Defence Ministry in 2012 and …

Lt Gen Dalbir Suhag to be next Army Chief
10 years, 10 months ago

Lt Gen Dalbir Suhag to be next Army Chief

India TV News  

New Delhi: Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag will be the next Army Chief succeeding Gen Bikram Singh as the government today appointed him to the top post, ignoring protests from BJP. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the recommendation of the Defence Ministry a day after it was received, sources said.59-year-old Lt Gen …

Defence Ministry goes ahead with process of appointing new Army Chief
10 years, 10 months ago

Defence Ministry goes ahead with process of appointing new Army Chief

Firstpost  

The Defence Ministry sent its recommendation to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet shortly after receiving the go-ahead from the Election Commission to which the matter had been referred in view of the Model Code of Conduct, highly placed sources told PTI. New Delhi: The Defence Ministry today decided to go ahead with the process of appointing the next Army Chief …

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh bids farewell to Eastern Command
11 years, 2 months ago

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh bids farewell to Eastern Command

Firstpost  

Lt Gen MMS Rai, at present Chief of Staff of South Western Command, will take over as the next chief of Eastern Command in Kolkata on Wednesday. Kolkata: Ahead of assuming charge as the Vice Chief of Army Staff at the Army Headquarters in Delhi on Wednesday, Lt Gen Dalbir Singh today bade farewell to the Eastern Command in Kolkata. …

Gen Bikram Singh takes over as Army Chief
12 years, 9 months ago

Gen Bikram Singh takes over as Army Chief

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 31: Gen Bikram Singh, who has promised to strengthen the work culture and core values of the military, today took over as Army Chief succeeding Gen V K Singh whose tenure towards the end was tumultuous. A veteran infantry officer, 59-year-old Gen Bikram Singh will have a term of two years and three months.Known to his friends …

Army Chief Gen Singh justifies notice issued to Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
12 years, 10 months ago

Army Chief Gen Singh justifies notice issued to Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 28: Army Chief Gen V K Singh has justified the notice issued to Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag saying that he could not leave the Army in the dumps only because he was going to retire a few days later. "Asked whether Lt Gen Suhag was targeted because he was in the line of succession for Army …

Lt Gen Bikram Singh Is Next Army Chief
13 years ago

Lt Gen Bikram Singh Is Next Army Chief

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 3: Ending the suspense, Government today announced the appointment of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief from May 31 to succeed Gen V K Singh. “Lt Gen Singh has been designated as the next Chief of Army Staff, in the rank of General, with effect from the afternoon of 31 May 2012,” Defence Ministry …

Lt Gen Bikram Singh to be the next Army Chief
13 years ago

Lt Gen Bikram Singh to be the next Army Chief

Firstpost  

The government announced the appointment 30 days earlier than is customary. New Delhi: Ending the suspense, Government today announced the appointment of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief from May 31 to succeed Gen V K Singh. “Lt Gen Singh has been designated as the next Chief of Army Staff, in the rank of General, with effect …

An intro to Lt Gen Bikram Singh, India's next army chief?
13 years ago

An intro to Lt Gen Bikram Singh, India's next army chief?

Firstpost  

Lt Gen Bikram Singh seems most likely to succeed current Army chief VK Singh, following an unusually intense background check. Lt Gen Bikram Singh, currently the Eastern Army Commander is slated to be the next Army chief, succeeding Gen VK Singh who will retire at the end of March. In fact, the agencies also reported that she had converted to …

Age of controversy
13 years, 1 month ago

Age of controversy

The Hindu  

The apex court asks the government to explain why the Defence Ministry rejected the Army chief's statutory complaint on his date of birth. Singh's Indian Military Academy ID card, his passport, his annual medical reports and annual confidential reports have his date of birth as May 10, 1951. branch continued to give the date as May 10, 1950 in the …

Army To Issue Retirement Note To Gen V K Singh Next Week
13 years, 1 month ago

Army To Issue Retirement Note To Gen V K Singh Next Week

India TV News  

New Delhi, Feb 17: With an official communication to be sent to Army Chief Gen V K Singh next week about his tenure ending on May 31, the Defence Ministry will announce his successor soon. The Defence Ministry has shortlisted three seniormost officers—Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Bikram Singh, Army Vice Chief Lt Gen Shri Krishna Singh and Northern Army …

Gen Singh's Fate Was Crystal Clear From The Beginning
13 years, 1 month ago

Gen Singh's Fate Was Crystal Clear From The Beginning

India TV News  

New Delhi 10: Though the proceedings lasted for nearly three hours in the jam packed court No 8 of the Supreme Court, the writing on the wall for Army chief Gen V K Singh was virtually clear right at the very beginning. The bench persistently queried the counsel whether the UPSC corrected the date of birth of Singh on his …

Age Row Amicably Resolved, Says Gen Singh's Lawyer
13 years, 1 month ago

Age Row Amicably Resolved, Says Gen Singh's Lawyer

India TV News  

New Delhi, Feb 10: Soon after the Supreme Court on Friday disposed of the Army Chief Gen V K Singh's writ petition on the age row, his lawyer told mediapersons that the "matter has now been amicably resolved." Meanwhile, Defence Ministry today welcomed the Supreme Court order upholding its decision on Army Chief General V K Singh's date of birth, …

Crucial Hearing On Army Chief Age Row In SC On Friday
13 years, 1 month ago

Crucial Hearing On Army Chief Age Row In SC On Friday

India TV News  

New Delhi, Feb 9: The crucial hearing on age row of Army Chief General V K Singh will be taken up tomorrow in the Supreme Court where the Centre will spell out its stand whether it was withdrawing or not its order rejecting his statutory complaint. The apex court on February 3 had given an option to the government to …

Defence Ministry Asks AG Branch To Correct Gen Singh's Date of Birth
13 years, 2 months ago

Defence Ministry Asks AG Branch To Correct Gen Singh's Date of Birth

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 29: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the subject, the Defence Ministry has written to the Adjutant General's branch of the Army to correct its record to show the year of birth of Army chief Gen V K Singh as 1950 contrary to his stand that he was born one year later. The letter was issued …

Supreme Court To Hear Army Chief's Petition On Age Row On Feb 3
13 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Army Chief's Petition On Age Row On Feb 3

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 26: The Supreme Court will hear on February 3 the petition filed by Army chief General V K Singh seeking a direction to the government to declare his date of birth as May 10, 1951 instead of May 10, 1950. Gen Singh's unprecedented action in dragging the government to the apex court followed the Defence Ministry's insistence …

Former Army Chief Backs Gen V K Singh In Age Row
13 years, 2 months ago

Former Army Chief Backs Gen V K Singh In Age Row

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 22: Former Army chief General Shankar Roychowdhury has come out in support of General V K Singh, who has dragged the government to the Supreme Court over his date of birth row, saying Singh was justified in doing so. The Army rests on the basis of honour and integrity.I don't think he will compromise on honour unless …

SC Dismisses PIL On Army Chief's Age Row
13 years, 2 months ago

SC Dismisses PIL On Army Chief's Age Row

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 20: The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the government to restore the Army Chief Gen V K Singh's date of birth as May 10, 1951 saying it was not maintainable in law. The bench was furious that the PIL filed by The Grenadiers Association annexed the opinions of former chief justices of …

Give-and-take solution likely
13 years, 2 months ago

Give-and-take solution likely

Hindustan Times  

The defence ministry has kept the door open for settling the age row with the army chief out of court. It is looking for a political nod to a solution that hinges on the government accepting Gen VK Singh’s demand that his date of birth be taken as May 10, 1951 but at the same time limiting his tenure to …

Army Chief Meets MoS Defence, PM Silent On Age Row
13 years, 2 months ago

Army Chief Meets MoS Defence, PM Silent On Age Row

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 19: Even as controversy continued to rage over Army Chief Gen V K Singh's date of birth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today steered clear of making any comment, contending that the matter was “sensitive”. In his 68-page petition, Gen Singh has challenged the government's “illegal and arbitrary” rejection of his Statutory Complaint to Defence Minister A K …

Lack Of Procedure In Determining My DOB, Gen V K Singh Tells SC
13 years, 2 months ago

Lack Of Procedure In Determining My DOB, Gen V K Singh Tells SC

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 19: Army Chief Gen V K Singh has told the Supreme Court that he was treated by the government in a manner which reflects total lack of procedure and principles of natural justice in deciding his age. In his 68-page petition challenging the government's decision on determining his date of birth as 10.5.1950 and not 1951, he …

Army Chief Meets Def Secy; Govt Says Moving SC Unhealthy
13 years, 2 months ago

Army Chief Meets Def Secy; Govt Says Moving SC Unhealthy

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 18: Amid the face-off over the age issue, Army Chief Gen V K Singh today met Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma even as the government expressed unhappiness over the “unhealthy precedent” set by the head of the force by going to court. The meeting came against the backdrop of unhappiness in the government over the Army Chief approaching …

BJP Attacks Govt For Failure In Handling Army Chief Age Issue
13 years, 2 months ago

BJP Attacks Govt For Failure In Handling Army Chief Age Issue

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 17: BJP today attacked the government for its “failure” in handling the age matter of Army Chief Gen V K Singh, who has dragged the government to the Supreme Court on the issue. “The Government of India has displayed a serious failure of statecraft in the handling of the age related matter of the Army Chief,” said …

Army Chief Drags Govt To Supreme Court On Age Issue
13 years, 2 months ago

Army Chief Drags Govt To Supreme Court On Age Issue

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 16: Army Chief Gen V K Singh today took the unprecedented step of dragging the government to the Supreme Court before which he has challenged its decision over his date of birth that will mean that he retires in May next. Making it an issue of his “honour and integrity”, Gen Singh filed a writ petition in …

Age an issue of integrity and honour, says Army Chief
13 years, 2 months ago

Age an issue of integrity and honour, says Army Chief

The Hindu  

Asserting that the issue of determination of his year of birth was a matter of “integrity and honour,” the Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. “It has always been of integrity and honour… right from the time the issue came to the forefront, it has always been taken up in organisational interest…,'' the Army Chief emphasised two days after he …

BJP Slams Centre On Army Chief's Age Issue
13 years, 2 months ago

BJP Slams Centre On Army Chief's Age Issue

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 5: BJP today slammed the government over the age controversy of Army Chief General V K Singh, saying the matter should not have come into the public domain and the Manmohan Singh dispensation should have dealt with it expeditiously within closed doors. An issue involving the army chief should have been sorted out expeditiously and within closed …

Defence Ministry Terms Army's Contention 'Fallacious'
13 years, 6 months ago

Defence Ministry Terms Army's Contention 'Fallacious'

India TV News  

New Delhi, September 11: The Defence Ministry has told the Army headquarters that it was “completely fallacious” to contend that the anomaly in Gen V.K. “Both on facts and in substance, it could not be stated that there were no anomalies in the records and it was completely fallacious to state that there was “only one omission” in one branch,” …

Army Questions Defence Ministry's Decision To Reject Its Chief's DoB Plea
13 years, 6 months ago

Army Questions Defence Ministry's Decision To Reject Its Chief's DoB Plea

India TV News  

New Delhi, Sept 4: Gen V K Singh's battle over his age intensified on Sunday with the Army headquarters insisting that the date of birth mentioned in his matric certificate cannot be ignored while the defence ministry has rejected his contention. The ministry has declared as “null and void and non est” and “unauthorised and illegal” the change in the …

Army chief takes age row to minister
13 years, 7 months ago

Army chief takes age row to minister

Hindustan Times  

In an unprecedented development, Indian Army chief General VK Singh has filed a statutory complaint under the Army Act stating that the government order on his date of birth was unjust and has requested defence minister AK Antony to re-examine the issue purely on merits. Asking the defence minister to reconsider the decision, Singh has apparently said that preceding and …

Army Chief Plans To Fight Defence Ministry Ruling On His Age Issue
13 years, 7 months ago

Army Chief Plans To Fight Defence Ministry Ruling On His Age Issue

India TV News  

New Delhi, Aug 7: The row over the age of Indian Army chief, Gen Vijay Kumar Singh, is far from settled. The army headquarters is now preparing a case to seek judicial review of the defence ministry's verdict on the army chief's age on the ground that it was not legally tenable, reports Mail Today. While the adjutant general branch, …

Attorney General Says, Army Chief's Plea On Birth Date Issue Cannot Be Countenanced – India TV
13 years, 9 months ago

Attorney General Says, Army Chief's Plea On Birth Date Issue Cannot Be Countenanced – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jun 25: Army Chief Gen V K Singh may have to retire in June next year as Attorney General G E Vahanvati is understood to have firmly said that his plea for treating his date of birth as May 10, 1951 cannot be countenanced. In a span of one month, the Defence Ministry had for the second time …

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