NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Centre's decision to appoint Air Marshal Rajvir Singh as Director General of Medical Services (Army) and asked it to appoint Lt-General Manomoy Ganguly to the post. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said the case pertaining to Lt-Gen Ganguly has had a chequered history as he had to initially fight for the promotion and then for the post of DGMS (Army). "As a result, we allow this writ petition (of Ganguly) and quash orders dated August 10, 2018 (to appoint Singh) and issue mandamus directing the respondents (the Centre and others) to appoint petitioner (Ganguly) as DGMS (Army)," the bench said.
"There has been some attempt (though we are not suggesting as to whether it was deliberate or bona fide) in denying the respondent his claim for promotion to the rank of Lt.-General," the bench said, adding that its verdict had asked the Defence Minister to consider the plea of Ganguly seeking appointment as DGMS (Army) objectively and dispassionately.
The petitioner said the government and other authorities are finding one or the other excuse to deny him the post of DGMS (Army).