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Age COntroversy
Faces contempt proceedings
Legal Correspondent

New Delhi, September 30
The Supreme Court has initiated contempt proceedings against former Army Chief Gen VK Singh for questioning its fairness in disposing of his petition relating to the controversy over his age.

A bench comprising Justices RM Lodha and HL Gokhale, which had heard Gen Singh’s petition, will take up the contempt proceedings tomorrow. The bench has slapped contempt on Gen VK Singh by taking suo motu notice of media reports last week, quoting him in this connection.

“If the court can define the age of a rape victim on the basis of his matriculation certificate, then why has the Supreme Court failed to decide my age despite checking and cross-checking my certificates,” Gen Singh had been quoted as having said.

In fact, the SC had not delivered any judgment on Gen VK Singh’s petition, deciding his age. Gen VK Singh had withdrawn his petition on February 10, 2012 after sensing that the SC ruling would not be in his favour.