A day after it was ambushed by General V K Singh who took his battle over his age to the Supreme Court, an angry government on Tuesday decided to take on the Army chief frontally in the apex court. Incensed by Gen Singh's surprise move, and regretting that it allowed itself to be outmaneuvered by him, the government explored the entire spectrum of options, ranging from simply letting the court take a call on the case to asking the Army chief to resign or go on leave and naming his successor before time.