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Delhi HC cancels Army's 2011 promotion process
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented order, the Delhi High Court on Monday quashed the entire selection process of 2011 relating to promotions to the rank of lieutenant general in the Indian Army after it found that certain criteria had been revised without approval of the defence ministry.
The verdict quashing the Special Selection Board of last year is expected to have a huge impact on the seniority and promotions of the Army brass since the HC has now directed the Army to hold fresh SSB proceedings.
A division bench comprising Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh also criticized the defence secretary for "perpetuating an error" since even though the bureaucrat was aware that the 2011 selection process was vitiated, he didn't cancel it.
"It is obvious the defence secretary was more influenced by the credibility of the promotion board being adversely affected and not by the merits of the matter. He forgot that to commit an error is to do no wrong, but to perpetuate an error is to do a wrong," the bench observed.
The HC was hearing a challenge to the 2011 SSB by two major generals who were overlooked. They had first approached the Armed Forces Tribunal but lost, prompting them to appeal in the HC.
Appearing for them, senior advocate Jyoti Singh highlighted the file notings of the defence ministry that showed the SSB of 2011 had committed a "wrong" by assessing officers on the basis of revised policy even though this policy had not been approved by the ministry. But the ministry was of the view that cancellation of the board would be an unprecedented stand detrimental to the discipline of the armed forces and credibility of senior officers of the Army.
On its part, the Army defended the selection process arguing it could not be termed illegal since the defence minister in February last year had upheld the names of officers recommended by the SSB. The minister said the names could be cleared after due scrutiny on the basis of the revised policy.
However, the HC dew a distinction between the minister's go-ahead to the promotion and his stand vis-a-vis the revised policy in itself, which was illegal since it had not received the mandatory approval of the ministry.
The HC recounted how the SSB was scheduled to be held in October-November 2010 but was deferred without any justification. Later, the revised policy mooted by the Army Headquarters was notified even though it wasn't approved by the defence ministry.
Delhi HC cancels Army's 2011 promotion process - Times Of India
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented order, the Delhi High Court on Monday quashed the entire selection process of 2011 relating to promotions to the rank of lieutenant general in the Indian Army after it found that certain criteria had been revised without approval of the defence ministry.
The verdict quashing the Special Selection Board of last year is expected to have a huge impact on the seniority and promotions of the Army brass since the HC has now directed the Army to hold fresh SSB proceedings.
A division bench comprising Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh also criticized the defence secretary for "perpetuating an error" since even though the bureaucrat was aware that the 2011 selection process was vitiated, he didn't cancel it.
"It is obvious the defence secretary was more influenced by the credibility of the promotion board being adversely affected and not by the merits of the matter. He forgot that to commit an error is to do no wrong, but to perpetuate an error is to do a wrong," the bench observed.
The HC was hearing a challenge to the 2011 SSB by two major generals who were overlooked. They had first approached the Armed Forces Tribunal but lost, prompting them to appeal in the HC.
Appearing for them, senior advocate Jyoti Singh highlighted the file notings of the defence ministry that showed the SSB of 2011 had committed a "wrong" by assessing officers on the basis of revised policy even though this policy had not been approved by the ministry. But the ministry was of the view that cancellation of the board would be an unprecedented stand detrimental to the discipline of the armed forces and credibility of senior officers of the Army.
On its part, the Army defended the selection process arguing it could not be termed illegal since the defence minister in February last year had upheld the names of officers recommended by the SSB. The minister said the names could be cleared after due scrutiny on the basis of the revised policy.
However, the HC dew a distinction between the minister's go-ahead to the promotion and his stand vis-a-vis the revised policy in itself, which was illegal since it had not received the mandatory approval of the ministry.
The HC recounted how the SSB was scheduled to be held in October-November 2010 but was deferred without any justification. Later, the revised policy mooted by the Army Headquarters was notified even though it wasn't approved by the defence ministry.
Delhi HC cancels Army's 2011 promotion process - Times Of India
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Army firing ranges shrinking due to encroachments
The number of firing ranges with the Army is shrinking every year due to encroachments, unauthorised occupation and land rights of state governments, Defence Minister A K Antony said today.
“Yes,” he said, when asked in a written query in Lok Sabha whether due to urbanisation, encroachment, unauthorised occupation and land rights of the state governments, the land for firing ranges with the armed forces was shrinking every year.
The Minister said the out of the 104 firing ranges held by the Army in 2009, “38 were deleted from the list due to they not being available for use by Army and also not being re-notified by State Governments concerned in spite of relentless efforts”.
“Out of the remaining 66 firing ranges of Army, 15 are currently de-notified by various state governments. As regards the IAF and the Navy, no ranges have been denotified,” he said.
Antony said all possible efforts are being made by his ministry at all levels to get more ranges for the force.
He informed that a total of 10 deaths have been reported while unauthorised collection of metal scrap by civilians from field firing ranges.
Meanwhile, in reply to another query, the Defence Minister said usage of pen drives on Internet computers has been banned as a policy in the force due to the “inherent security threat” posed by them.
He said a cyber security policy is under implementation in the Ministry which provides for strengthening of cyber security activities and maintaining of air gaps.
Army firing ranges shrinking due to encroachments | idrw.org
The number of firing ranges with the Army is shrinking every year due to encroachments, unauthorised occupation and land rights of state governments, Defence Minister A K Antony said today.
“Yes,” he said, when asked in a written query in Lok Sabha whether due to urbanisation, encroachment, unauthorised occupation and land rights of the state governments, the land for firing ranges with the armed forces was shrinking every year.
The Minister said the out of the 104 firing ranges held by the Army in 2009, “38 were deleted from the list due to they not being available for use by Army and also not being re-notified by State Governments concerned in spite of relentless efforts”.
“Out of the remaining 66 firing ranges of Army, 15 are currently de-notified by various state governments. As regards the IAF and the Navy, no ranges have been denotified,” he said.
Antony said all possible efforts are being made by his ministry at all levels to get more ranges for the force.
He informed that a total of 10 deaths have been reported while unauthorised collection of metal scrap by civilians from field firing ranges.
Meanwhile, in reply to another query, the Defence Minister said usage of pen drives on Internet computers has been banned as a policy in the force due to the “inherent security threat” posed by them.
He said a cyber security policy is under implementation in the Ministry which provides for strengthening of cyber security activities and maintaining of air gaps.
Army firing ranges shrinking due to encroachments | idrw.org
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May God Have Merc On Our Enemies , For We Wont !!!!
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Army pilots pass out with flying colours
ALLAHABAD: An impressive valedictory function was held at the Basic Flying Training School (BFTS) Air Force Station Bamrauli Allahabad to mark the successful completion of training in flying to 24 Army aviators of 190 Army Pilots Course ( APC).
Public relation officer (Defence) Wing Commander B B Pande informed that Air Marshal Jasvinder Chauhan, Ati Vishist Seva Medal, Vishist Seva Medal Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command was the reviewing officer for the valedictory function. He was received by Wg Cdr V Mahajan Commanding Officer of BFTS, a graduate of defence service staff college, Wellington and is a qualified flying instructor. He is a graduate of Defence Service Staff College, Wellington and is a qualified flying instructor. The budding aviators joined the course at this prestigious school on July 2 and has since undergone rigorous flying and ground training during the past five months. Basic Flying, training School was established on December 16, 1987 and will be celebrating its 26 th year of service to the nation.
Air Marshal Chauhan took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CAC, on June 1. A highly experienced fighter pilot, he has experience of over 3,500 hours of flying on various types of fighter, helicopter and trainer aircraft. During his 37 years long career, he has commanded a front line fighter squadron, an air defence direction centre and a premium fighter Air Force base.
During the valedictory function, air marshal Chauhan presented certificates to graduating officers and trophies to those who excelled during the course of training.
Army pilots pass out with flying colours - The Times of India
ALLAHABAD: An impressive valedictory function was held at the Basic Flying Training School (BFTS) Air Force Station Bamrauli Allahabad to mark the successful completion of training in flying to 24 Army aviators of 190 Army Pilots Course ( APC).
Public relation officer (Defence) Wing Commander B B Pande informed that Air Marshal Jasvinder Chauhan, Ati Vishist Seva Medal, Vishist Seva Medal Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command was the reviewing officer for the valedictory function. He was received by Wg Cdr V Mahajan Commanding Officer of BFTS, a graduate of defence service staff college, Wellington and is a qualified flying instructor. He is a graduate of Defence Service Staff College, Wellington and is a qualified flying instructor. The budding aviators joined the course at this prestigious school on July 2 and has since undergone rigorous flying and ground training during the past five months. Basic Flying, training School was established on December 16, 1987 and will be celebrating its 26 th year of service to the nation.
Air Marshal Chauhan took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CAC, on June 1. A highly experienced fighter pilot, he has experience of over 3,500 hours of flying on various types of fighter, helicopter and trainer aircraft. During his 37 years long career, he has commanded a front line fighter squadron, an air defence direction centre and a premium fighter Air Force base.
During the valedictory function, air marshal Chauhan presented certificates to graduating officers and trophies to those who excelled during the course of training.
Army pilots pass out with flying colours - The Times of India
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Indian Army Wants Apache Helicopters From Air Force
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The Indian Army will request for the transfer of the recently sanctioned Apache attack helicopters from the Air Force’s command.
"We are sending a proposal to the Defence Ministry for capability enhancement in our aviation wing for absorbing the attack helicopters in our fleet," Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh was quoted as saying.
General Singh refused to divulge more information but said that the attack choppers in different roles in the different parts of the country.
According to reports, the proposal would include transfer of attack helicopters from the Air Force as also the soon-to-be-procured US-made Apache choppers.
The Army is seeking to deploy the helicopters at the earliest along the China and Pakistan border.
Recently, Defence Minister AK Antony approved the procurement of attack helicopters for the army despite Air Force opposition with Chief ACM NAK Browne saying the country cannot afford to have "small air forces".
The case for 22 Apaches is being processed by the IAF which held field evaluation trials for them and now the Defence Ministry is in the final stages of procurement of these combat assets, according to the Press Trust of India.
Indian Army Wants Apache Helicopters From Air Force : Defense news
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Mon, Dec 3, 2012 13:11 CET
The Indian Army will request for the transfer of the recently sanctioned Apache attack helicopters from the Air Force’s command.
"We are sending a proposal to the Defence Ministry for capability enhancement in our aviation wing for absorbing the attack helicopters in our fleet," Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh was quoted as saying.
General Singh refused to divulge more information but said that the attack choppers in different roles in the different parts of the country.
According to reports, the proposal would include transfer of attack helicopters from the Air Force as also the soon-to-be-procured US-made Apache choppers.
The Army is seeking to deploy the helicopters at the earliest along the China and Pakistan border.
Recently, Defence Minister AK Antony approved the procurement of attack helicopters for the army despite Air Force opposition with Chief ACM NAK Browne saying the country cannot afford to have "small air forces".
The case for 22 Apaches is being processed by the IAF which held field evaluation trials for them and now the Defence Ministry is in the final stages of procurement of these combat assets, according to the Press Trust of India.
Indian Army Wants Apache Helicopters From Air Force : Defense news
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Man I'd be pee'd off if I was an IAF attack helo pilot- they're effectively out of a job now, no? And after the opportunity to fly the beasts that are at the pinnacle of attack helos (the Apache AH-64E) had been dangled in front of them.
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hey guys i have just watched times now its reporting abt the additional 50k troops for NE has been cleared by MOD despite financial crunches i dont know is that for our new china specific strike crops or smnthg else , waitng for sm more candid news.
