<p>Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, whose promotion was held up by former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, was today appointed as the chief of the Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Elevation of Suhag, who is expected to succeed Gen Bikram Singh in 2014, as Army Commander had been stalled after Gen V K Singh imposed a Discipline and Vigilance (DV) ban on him in May in connection with a failed intelligence operation in Assam last year.<br /><br />However, Gen Bikram Singh cleared the way for his promotion by overturning Gen V K Singh's decision on June 3 after receiving a reply from the 3 Corps Commander on the show cause notice issued to him by the former Army Chief.<br /><br />The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the promotion of Lt Gen Suhag as Eastern Army Commander, army sources told PTI here.<br />They said the officer will take over his new assignment from tomorrow.<br /><br />Lt Gen Suhag, 3 Corps Commander, was slapped the DV ban and served a show-cause by Gen V K Singh just days before retiring as army chief. The vacancy at the Eastern Command had emerged after Gen Bikram Singh took over as Army Chief on June 1.<br /><br />Till now, Lt Gen Suhag-- being the senior-most Corps Commander in the Eastern Command, was looking after its working.</p>
<p>Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, whose promotion was held up by former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, was today appointed as the chief of the Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Elevation of Suhag, who is expected to succeed Gen Bikram Singh in 2014, as Army Commander had been stalled after Gen V K Singh imposed a Discipline and Vigilance (DV) ban on him in May in connection with a failed intelligence operation in Assam last year.<br /><br />However, Gen Bikram Singh cleared the way for his promotion by overturning Gen V K Singh's decision on June 3 after receiving a reply from the 3 Corps Commander on the show cause notice issued to him by the former Army Chief.<br /><br />The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the promotion of Lt Gen Suhag as Eastern Army Commander, army sources told PTI here.<br />They said the officer will take over his new assignment from tomorrow.<br /><br />Lt Gen Suhag, 3 Corps Commander, was slapped the DV ban and served a show-cause by Gen V K Singh just days before retiring as army chief. The vacancy at the Eastern Command had emerged after Gen Bikram Singh took over as Army Chief on June 1.<br /><br />Till now, Lt Gen Suhag-- being the senior-most Corps Commander in the Eastern Command, was looking after its working.</p>