The Army on Monday kept out Major General Anand Kapur, who is facing a Central Bureau of Investigation probe in a graft case, from promotion to the key post of Director General Ordinance at Army Headquarters.
Instead, in a stop-gap arrangement, the Army named Lieutenant General Bharat Singh Sisodia as the Director General of Ordinance to succeed Lieutenant General DDS Sandhu, who retired on Monday.
The Cabinet committee on appointment is yet to take a decision on the panel of officers submitted to them for promotion as DG, Ordinance.
Kapur, who is being investigated by the CBI on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known income, headed the list.
Army officials said as Sisodia has only ten months of service left, Major General Kapur would retire by then.
The government has not taken any action against Kapur as the CBI is yet to chargesheet him.
The new Director General has a long standing in managing ordinance inventory of the army. He is currently commandant of College of Material Management, Jabalpur.