Defence ministry rejects petition of Vice-Admiral Verma

Robust selection procedure was followed for selecting Navy Chief, says defence ministry.

Decide on Vice-Admiral’s plea by May 15, govt told

The AFT asked the government to communicate the decision to Vice-Admiral Verma by May 17.

Vice Admiral Verma moved tribunal after the defence ministry failed to respond to his statutory complaint within 10 days.

Vice-Admiral Verma has asked the defence ministry to expedite his complaint and take a decision on the petition within 10 days.

Vice-Admiral Singh is at present serving as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.