Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar would pronounce the order on the plea of Tejinder Singh, who had already recorded his statement and pre-summoning evidence in support of his complaint and had denied having made Rs 14 crore bribe offer to the Army Chief to strike a defence deal.
The court had on April 10 reserved its order on Tejinder Singh's complaint for April 21 but the magistrate did not hold proceedings on that day as he was attending a training session and the case was listed for hearing before another magistrate, who had reserved the order for tomorrow.
Tejinder Singh, a former director general of Defence Intelligence Agency, had filed defamation complaint against the Army Chief and four other Army officials trashing the allegations that he had offered the bribe for clearing a deal for 600 "sub-standard" vehicles.
Besides the Army Chief, he has named Vice Chief of Army Staff S K Singh, Lt Gen B S Thakur (DG MI), Major General S L Narshiman (Additional Director General of Public Information) and Lt Col Hitten Sawhney posted in the media cell, accusing them of misusing their official positions, power and authority to level false charges against him.
Tejinder Singh had contended that all the five officers formed a direct chain of command with the Army chief being the final arbiter.
