Retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh today withdrew his petition from the Supreme Court seeking a CBI inquiry into the alleged misconduct of Army Chief Gen V K Singh. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and J. Chelameswar granted permission for withdrawal of the petition.

Earlier, Tejinder Singh had approached the Supreme Court on April 25 seeking a CBI inquiry on the alleged role of the Army Chief in the purported bugging of the Defence Minister's office and action against him for misconduct. The government has already denied reports of bugging.

The petition was filed days after the Army Chief accused Tejinder Singh of offering him bribe of 14 crore rupees for purchase of Tatra trucks. He has also filed a criminal defamation case against Gen V K Singh and four other senior Army officers in a trial court.