Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja said there was no urgency in the case and retirement of Army Chief on May 31 would not make any difference to it.
The court said it would pass an order only after going through the file relating to the publication of the Army's March 5 press release in which Tejinder Singh was accused of offering a bribe of Rs 14 crore to the Army Chief.
"I don't understand the urgency. It does not make a difference for me whether he (Gen V K Singh) retires or not," the judge said.
"In my view, until the inquiry contemplated on May 18, 2012 is brought to its logical end by this court, it would be an improper exercise of judicial discretion to adjudicate upon the aspect of summoning the respondents," the judge said, listing the case for June 6 for perusing the file summoned by him from the Ministry of Defence.
Tejinder Singh, pressing for an early order, asked if the court would consider his plea if the file, sought by it, is brought by him.
The judge said "if I get the file pre-maturely, I will be bound to decide on the application". He, however, added that it would have to ascertain the veracity of the file thus produced before the court. (More)