APPOINTMENT OF NEW BRAHMOS CHIEF CHALLENGED IN TRIBUNAL

IN a rare instance, the appointment of BrahMos Aerospace chief has been challenged in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Hyderabad.

- MAYANK SINGH

The leadership dispute comes at a time the organisation is working on the country's biggest defence supply order to the Philippines.

The crisis stems from the appointment of Jaiteerth R Joshi as Chief Executive Officer, a decision contested by Sivasubramanyam Nambi Naidu, alleging he was superseded during the selection.

The case was filed on November 29 and the first hearing took place on November 30. According to sources, the CAT has sought a detailed response from DRDO within four weeks and has scheduled the next hearing on December 30. The petitioner has made DRDO and Joshi as respondents.