Jack fell down.. Jill come Tumbling After..

As the Court of Inquiry findings of the land scam case involving the Military Secretary, Lt Gen Avdhesh Prakash awaits a decision at the top, It has been discovered that Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur, who is also a patron of the Ajmer-based Mayo College, was approached by the Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor and Military Secy Lt Gen Avdhesh. The meeting which took place in Jodhpur was to rope in the Maharaja into the project, which is to make a chain of schools on similar lines, under Geetanjali Educational Trust. MS is connected with the land broker who was facilitating the deal, Dilip Agarwal.

The Maharaja is said to have refused to do anything with the Trust, which claims to have an affiliation with Mayo. Mrs Keerti Kapoor also finds her name on the Board of Trustees of the Educational Trust. As the scam gets murkier, sources have said that it is quite unlikely that the Chief would take any action against the MS, who is just 20 days to retire from service, as the Chief also would find himself dragged into the controversial scam, if the MS was questioned. The Chief superannuates on March 31, 2010, and it would be a huge embarrassment for the Government to question the Chief, take action against him and send him home before Mar 31st.

Military Secretary, Lt Gen Avdhesh Prakash, when questioned if he had met the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh, in the Court of Inquiry in Kolkata, he admitted to having met him, to which he was asked further if someone else also went with him, his answer to which was, "I don't remember".

But it is certain as per reliable sources that the MS and the Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor, had met the Maharaja last year to get the school-chain endorsed, as Gaj Singh is a patron of the Ajmer-based Mayo College, to which the Maharaja refused.

The CoI and the Eastern Army Commander, Lt Gen V K Singh, were aware of this clandestine meeting, according to reliable sources, which is why this question was brought up during the inquiry, and was left at that, when the MS said he doesn't remember. The decision of the matter, (which is under the AG, Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal, a Rajput officer, the same regiment as the next Chief Lt Gen V K Singh), is solely the Chief's decision, and can't be questioned even by the MoD. Section 123 can be invoked, (Section 123 of the Army Act, which empowers army to take action against individuals who have retired.) if a Court Martial is announced before the officer retires and thereafter is attached for further inquiry and recording of summary of evidence.Even if Lt Gen Prakash opts to quit from service, he will need to get clearance from the vigilance department before his resignation is accepted by the Defence Ministry. It has been indicated, that what the Chief fears is the former deputy chief designate Lieutenant General P K Rath, more than the MS, which is what explains why everyone in this case are likely to go scot-free. AG can only recommend, but the final decision lies with the Chief!!

"Lets see skeletons have started tumbling out of the closet."