The Supreme Court has dismissed the PIL challenging appointment of Lt. General Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief. The Court did not find any justifiable ground to entertain the petition.

The apex court also said that dismissal of the PIL shall not affect any pending proceedings against Lt. Gen. Singh. The Bench of Justices R.M. Lodha and H.L. Gokhale also observed that the Government had gone through all allegations against Lt. Gen. Singh before clearing his appointment.

Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed the centre to place before it the file pertaining to the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief.