Army Chief promises action in Sukna land case

New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Indian Army Chief General
Deepak Kapoor on Thursday promised "due action" under the Army
Act against four generals allegedly involved in the Darjeeling
land scam but said dispensing of justice will not be swayed by
external considerations like "personal biases" and "media
pressure".
"We will take due action as per the rules in the Army
Act," he told a press conference on the eve of Army Day,
referring to the subject suo motu in his opening remarks.
Maintaining that the defence forces are the only
organisation that takes expeditious and judicious action once
any irregularities are found, General Kapoor said it was his
responsibilty to "dispense justice that is firstly fair,
secondly just and based on facts of the case and thirdly it
takes into account the culpability of the individuals
involved".
"Fourthly," he said, "justice that is not swayed by
external considerations-- be it personal biases or media
pressure or any other aspect."
General Kapoor said in the Sukna land case he has
received inputs in the form of Court of Inquiry (COI) and
recommendations of the Eastern Commander and the legal advise
of the Adjutant General at the Army Headquarters.
Four generals-- Military Secretary Avadhesh Prakash,
Lt Gen P K Rath, 11 Corps Commander Lt Gen Ramesh Halgali and
Maj Gen P K Sen-- have been indicted by a COI for their role
in allegedly issuing 'No Obejction Certificate' (NOC) to a
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