Tribunal allows Army to continue action against retd Lt Gen

The Armed Forces Tribunal has allowed the Army to continue disciplinary action against a retired Lieutenant General, who was indicted by a Court of Inquiry on charges of irregularities in purchase of dry rations for troops.

The Armed Forces Tribunal has allowed the Army to continue disciplinary action against a retired Lieutenant General, who was indicted by a Court of Inquiry on charges of irregularities in purchase of dry rations for troops.

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Lt Gen S K Sahni, a former director general of the Army Supply Corps (ASC), had approached the Tribunal on June 4 to seek quashing the disciplinary proceedings against him by the Army saying he was not given opportunity to defend himself during the CoI.

Asking Sahni to report to the Summary of Evidence proceedings against him at the 11 Corps Headquarters in Jalandhar, the Tribunal asked Sahni to raise his issues before the Army authorities there.

Sahni was earlier given partial relief by the Tribunal in the case by asking the Army to reinvestigate his role in the alleged scam.

The former ASC chief is the first Lt Gen against whom the Army had recommended disciplinary proceedings in a case of corruption in 2007.

In February this year, Army had recommended disciplinary action against two Lt Gens including former Military Secretary Avadesh Prakash and former 33 Corps Commander P K Rath after they were indicted by a probe for their roles in the Sukna land scam.