Court takes cognizance of case against Army Chief

Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 14:56

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Tags: Army Chief, VK Singh, Delhi Court, Defamation Case, Lt Gen Tejinder

Zeenews Bureau

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday took cognizance of a defamation complaint filed by Lieutenant General (Retired) Tejinder Singh against Army Chief General VK Singh, and four senior Army officers.

The court also fixed April 10 as the next date for pre-summoning of evidence in connection with the case.

The complainant, Lieutenant General (Retired) Tejinder Singh, has accused Army Chief General VK Singh, and four senior Army officers of criminal conspiracy to defame him.

Tejinder Singh had moved to the court after the Army Chief disclosed that he was offered a 14-crore bribe in 2010 to clear "sub-standard" trucks for use by the Army, apparently pointing fingers to the retired Lieutenant General.

In his defamation suit filed in a Magistrate's court, Tejinder Singh asked the court to summon and initiate proceedings against General Singh for making the "libelous" statement against him in the media.

In his complaint, the retired Lieutenant General also named SK Singh (Vice-Chief of Army staff), Lt Gen BS Thakur (DG MI), Major General SL Narshiman (Additional Director General of Public Information) and Lieutenant Colonel Hitten Sawhney, accusing them of misusing their official position, power and authority to level false charges against him.

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First Published: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 14:54

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hrsingh - canada
why General Singh did not complaint about his date of birth and the corruption in the army before he was elevated to the post of chief and also during his service period. why now at the time of retirement all this. this type of sttements are going to down the morale of defence forces. he is trying to degrade himself he should not have done all that at the time of retirement

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madanlal sethi - ahmedabad
it is to much. stick action taken against general this type statment down the moral of our forces. at hte time of retirement and after court reject his case of age this type of statement is not valid ground ithink general singh must be punised

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rajiv - delhi
get your facts right... Hitten Sawhney is a colonel.

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Arunava Mukerji - Calcutta
Is it possible to file a case against army chief without clearance from the Government ? He must have such immunity when much junior level officers are enjoying such privilege .