​Govt approves voluntary retirement of superseded Vice Admiral in Navy

NEW DELHI: The government, on Monday, approved the "voluntary retirement" of Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, who had put in his papers after Admiral Robin Dhowan superseded him to become Navy chief last week, even as the Army commanders' conference kicked off amid uncertainty over its own line of succession.

Defence minister A K Antony accepted Vice Admiral Sinha's request — sent soon after Admiral Dhowan was appointed as the chief on April 17 — for hanging his boots as the Western Naval Command (WNC) chief with "immediate effect".

Six months senior to Admiral Dhowan, Vice Admiral Sinha's continuance in office had become untenable in the rigidly hierarchy-conscious armed forces. Similar resignations had taken place when Lieutenant general SK Sinha had been overlooked by the government to make General AS Vaidya the Army chief in 1983, and Air Chief Marshal SK Mehra had become IAF chief by superseding Air Marshal MM Singh in 1988, as earlier reported by TOI.

The Navy is now headed for a reshuffle in its top brass, with the two crucial posts of vice-chief and WNC chief becoming vacant. The force's line of succession, of course, has also gone for a complete toss, with present National Defence College commandant Vice Admiral Sunil Lamba now slated to succeed Admiral Dhowan as the Navy chief in May 2016.

The defence ministry felt that Vice Admiral Sinha had to take his share of the blame for the recent string of warship mishaps under the WNC. This came after Admiral D K Joshi owned "moral responsibility"for the accidents and quit as the Navy chief on February 26 — a resignation which was accepted by the MoD with unseemly haste.

But the MOD's junking of the seniority principle has sparked some concern in military circles because successive governments have almost always stuck to it in appointing service chiefs. The chain of seniority in Indian military is considered virtually sacrosanct, with supersession being exceptionally rare.

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