- In an unusual move, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, extended the tenure of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) by one month.
- Normally, for service chiefs, the term of office is until the age of 62 or three years, whichever is earlier.
- There is only one instance in the past when in 1975 was given a one-year extension.
| Constitutional Provisions and Cabinet Committee on AppointmentsThe executive works under the Government of India Transaction of Business Rules, 1961.Article 77(3) of the Constitution: “The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business.” Cabinet committees are extra-constitutional in emergenceCabinet Committee on Appointments consists of the Prime Minister and Home Minister.Appointments Committee decides all higher-level appointments in the Central Secretariat, Public Enterprises, Banks and Financial Institutions. |
The Cabinet Committee approved the extension in service under Rule 16 A (4) of the Army Rules 1954.
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