Law varsity scam: HC asks staff to file affidavits over appt
Sureshkumar.K@timesgroup.com
Chennai:02.02.2019
To weed out unqualified professors and lecturers at Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, the Madras high court on Friday directed all teaching staff at the varsity to furnish sworn affidavits explaining the terms of their appointment, including their qualifications.
Justice S M Subramaniam said the court would scrutinise each affidavit independently to check if the appointment was as per norms laid down by the University Grants Commission (UGC), warning that those appointed due to favouritism would face consequences.
The judge passed the order on a plea moved by D Sankar, a professor at the varsity. The petitioner sought the court to remove unqualified people from service. “Thereis a general allegation that students do not respect teachers. If the teachers are unqualified and can’t take classes properly, how would they (students) respect (teachers)? One should command respect, notdemandit,” hesaid.
The judge added that the court could see there had been irregular appointments made outof favouritism.After two years of such appointments on contractual basis, proposals would be sent on the sly to the government and such person’s service would be regularised, the court said.
Expressing its disappointment,thecourtsaiditisconcerned aboutthewelfareof thestudents and the institution.
The judge noted that former vice-chancellor of the university PVanangamudi,whois a party respondent to the plea, disputed the qualification of the current VC Tamma Suryanarayana Sastry and directed the UGC to file a report on the educational and other qualifications required for the post.
The court then impleaded all serving teaching staff as party respondents and directed them to file the affidavits by February 20.
Sureshkumar.K@timesgroup.com
Chennai:02.02.2019
To weed out unqualified professors and lecturers at Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, the Madras high court on Friday directed all teaching staff at the varsity to furnish sworn affidavits explaining the terms of their appointment, including their qualifications.
Justice S M Subramaniam said the court would scrutinise each affidavit independently to check if the appointment was as per norms laid down by the University Grants Commission (UGC), warning that those appointed due to favouritism would face consequences.
The judge passed the order on a plea moved by D Sankar, a professor at the varsity. The petitioner sought the court to remove unqualified people from service. “Thereis a general allegation that students do not respect teachers. If the teachers are unqualified and can’t take classes properly, how would they (students) respect (teachers)? One should command respect, notdemandit,” hesaid.
The judge added that the court could see there had been irregular appointments made outof favouritism.After two years of such appointments on contractual basis, proposals would be sent on the sly to the government and such person’s service would be regularised, the court said.
Expressing its disappointment,thecourtsaiditisconcerned aboutthewelfareof thestudents and the institution.
The judge noted that former vice-chancellor of the university PVanangamudi,whois a party respondent to the plea, disputed the qualification of the current VC Tamma Suryanarayana Sastry and directed the UGC to file a report on the educational and other qualifications required for the post.
The court then impleaded all serving teaching staff as party respondents and directed them to file the affidavits by February 20.
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