Lieutenant General S.B. Sehajpal has formerly served as the Director General, Dental Services in the Indian Army. He is an MDS in Prosthodontics and has been awarded the Colonel A. G. Rangaraj Challenge Trophy in 1979 and Lt Gen. K. S. Memorial Medal in 1985. A recipient of the Army Commander Western Command Commendation in 1993, Chief of Army Staff Commendation in 1997 and Army Commander Southern Command Commendation in 2001, Lt Gen. S. B. Sehajpal has been decorated by the President of India with the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2002, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2007 and Param Vishisht Seva Medal––the highest military award for distinguished service––in 2011.