India army chief sues government over retirement

Indian army chief General VK Singh on Monday took the government to court in a dispute over his age, media reported. Singh petitioned the Supreme Court contending that his birth records prove he was born in 1951, and he was therefore not due to retire until April 2013, IANS news agency reported.
But the Defence Ministry says records in its possession show that he was born in 1950 and so is to retire this year, at the age of 62. It is the first time that a serving chief of the Indian military has invoked the country's highest court against the government, the NDTV network reported.