New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) The crucial hearing on age row of Army Chief General V K Singh will be taken up tomorrow in the Supreme Court where the Centre will spell out its stand whether it was withdrawing or not its order rejecting his statutory complaint. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha would take up Singh's petition seeking a direction to the government to declare his date of birth as May 10, 1951 instead of May 10, 1950. The apex court on February 3 had given an option to the government to "withdraw" its December 30, 2011 order rejecting his statutory complaint, saying it "appears to be vitiated". Giving the government a week's time and posting the matter for further hearing on February 10, the Court said there were other remedies available for Gen Singh if the government withdraws its December 30, 2011 order. "Be clear whether you want to withdraw this December 30 order, or we quash the order," the court had said prompting Attorney General G E Vahanvati to say he would take instructions from the government. The apex court felt that the December 30, 2011 order rejecting Gen Singh's statutory complaint for treating his age as May 10, 1951 was "vitiated" as the decision taken by the authority was in consultation with opinion of the Attorney General on whose opinion also the first order was passed on July 21 last year. Gen Singh had moved the apex court in January this year accusing the government of treating him in a manner reflecting total lack of adherence to procedure and principles of natural justice in deciding his age. MORE
