Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has ordered court martial proceedings against Military Secretary Lietenant General Avadesh Prakash in the Sukna land scam. He is the senior-most three-star officer to ever face such an action. The move follows advise of Defence Minister A.K.Antony. As Military Secretary, Prakash is one of the top aides of the Army Chief handling postings, appointments and transfers but is due to retire from service on Sunday. The proceedings against him can continue even after his superannuation. Lieutenant General Prakash was found culpable in the Sukna land scam along with the then 33 Corps Commander Lt Gen P K Rath, his Chief of Staff Lt Gen Ramesh Halgali and the then Brigadier Administration Maj Gen P C Sen. A court, with a presiding officer senior to Lt-Gen Prakash, will now be constituted to `record the summary of evidence' and framing of charges against Lt-Gen Prakash and the other officer facing `disciplinary action.