SC moved against fast track promotions in NA

KATHMANDU, March 17: A writ petition was filed at the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday against the decision of the Nepal Army (NA) to promote 16 lieutenant colonels to the post of colonel. Lieutenant colonel Sampat Kumar Aryal among seven other lieutenant colonels moved the apex court arguing that the fast track promotions are intended to create inequality among equals.



The writ petitioners have stated that the newly introduced promotion procedure is against the existing laws, army protocol and operational law. All the eight writ petitioners were contenders for promotion.[break]



Earlier, nine lieutenant colonels had expressed reservations over the newly introduced promotion procedure for the vacant posts of colonel. They had also filed complaint against the fast-track promotion system claiming that the committee formed to recommend names for promotions was unfair and unacceptable. The fast-track promotions committee had recommended sixteen names for promotion.

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