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CHANDIGARH: Finally, the 16-year-long battle of Brigadier Surinder Singh, who was dismissed from the Army after the Kargil war on the charge of allegedly leaking classified documents, may reach some conclusion. Brigadier Singh, who has been granted all the retiral benefits including pension, is pursuing the matter only to restore his honour. According to the officer, "He was made scapegoat by senior army officers to cover their faults. His main allegations are that intrusion was facilitated rather taking prompt action on the inputs given by him. Following the constitution of military tribunals in the country, the case was referred to AFT's Delhi bench in 2010.Later, on request of Brigadier Surinder, who is a settled in Chandigarh and lost his hearing during the war, the matter was shifted to AFT Chandigarh in 2010 on medical grounds..