[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command Vice Admiral Vimal Verma has approached armed forces tribunal asking why he was overlooked as next Navy Chief despite being the senior-most in the department, official sources said today (Monday, April 8).<\/p>\n
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh was named the next chief of naval staff on March 23 as the incumbent chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Sunil Lanba is slated to retire on May 31.<\/p>\n
In his petition, Verma has challenged the government\u2019s move to appoint Singh, an officer junior to him, as the Chief of Naval Staff. While Singh was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1980, Verma was commissioned into the Navy in 1979. Admiral Verma is the brother of Admiral Nirmal Verma, former Chief of Naval Staff between 2009-12.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Verma, who is senior to Karambir Singh, was among the contenders for the top post.<\/p>\n
Sources said, Verma\u2019s petition is likely to be heard tomorrow (Tuesday, April 9).<\/p>\n
Apart from Verma, the other contenders for the Navy Chief post included Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, FOC-in-C of Western Naval Command Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar and FOC-in-C of Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla, the source said.<\/p>\n
“The government of India appoints Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) as the next Chief of the Naval Staff. To assume charge on superannuation of Admiral Sunil Lanba on May 31,” the Ministry of Defence spokesperson said on March 23.<\/p>\n
Singh will be the first helicopter pilot of the Indian Navy to hold the office of the Chief of Naval Staff. He has served as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff at Navy HQ in New Delhi before moving to Visakhapatnam in 2018 as the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of Eastern Naval Command.<\/p>\n
The government made the selection following a merit-based approach and did not go with the tradition of appointing the senior-most eligible officer to the post.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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