Army Chief orders court martial of Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash

Friday - Jan 29, 2010, 07:44pm (GMT+5.5)

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New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Two days after Defence Minister A K Antony's diktat, Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor today ordered court martial proceedings against Military Secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash in the Sukna land scam, the senior-most three-star officer ever to face such an action.

"The Army Chief has ordered disciplinary action against Lt Gen Prakash, who will face a court martial in Sukna land scam. The Chief has stuck to the advice from the Defence Minister in the case," ministry officials said.

Kapoor was on Wednesday overruled by Antony, who directed him to take disciplinary action instead of administrative action against Prakash, considered close to the Chief. This was the first instance of a Defence Minister overturning the Army Chief's decision in a disciplinary case.

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