Army chief General V.K. Singh has filed a statutory complaint against the government ruling on his age.
General Singh wants Defence Minister A.K. Antony to consider his plea based on merits. The government recently decided that the army chief's age was May 10, 1950 and not 1951 as the records showed.
Sources told Headlines Today that General Singh decided to knock on Antony's doors as he was extremely disappointed with the ministry of defence's ruling on his age.
The army has not commented officially over the matter, but sources said its chief was not inclined towards the legal option. He wanted to exhaust all possibilities and satisfy himself about the MoD's order.
Sources said that depending on how the statutory complaint was handled, the legal option could not be ruled out. They said the army chief feels that the rejection of his plea could be interpreted by the rank and file that he had lost a battle against the establishment or that he was being dishonest in his plea.
The army chief appealed to Antony's fair judgement for a proper hearing in the matter and to be apprised fully of how the decision was finally made.
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