On 7 October 1952, Dubey was appointed officiating GOC, Bombay Area, with the acting rank of major-general, and was assigned to command the 25th Infantry Division on 31 October 1953. He was promoted substantive major-general on 30 January 1955, and was appointed GOC Delhi Area on 25 July. As GOC Delhi Area, Dubey was principal organiser of the annual Army Day and Republic Day Parades, also staging the Western Command's torchlight tattoo in 1958. On 15 March 1959, he took charge in his final appointment as GOC, U.P. Area, serving in this capacity until his retirement from the Army on 1 June 1960.
