‘Probe administrative and academic irregularities in MKU’
MADURAI, JULY 03, 2019 00:00 IST
Appointments made in violation of UGC norms: PIL petition
Calling for a probe into the appointments made to various posts in Madurai Kamaraj University during the tenure of former Vice-Chancellor P. P. Chelladurai, a public interest litigation petition was filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday.
The petitioner, M. Lionel Antony Raj of Madurai, said that the appointments made between May 2017 and June 2018 were in violation of UGC norms. No rule of reservation was followed, either, he alleged.
Further, the petitioner said advertisements were not published, as mandated, calling for applications from eligible candidates to posts that included Guest Lecturer and Office Superintendent. Even Guest Lectures were appointed to constituent colleges without the knowledge and approval of the Syndicate, the petitioner said.
The violations were duly pointed out in the audit report for the period 2017-18. Ineligible teachers were also promoted during the said period through the Career Advancement Scheme.
Under such circumstances, a resolution was adopted by the Syndicate to constitute a high-level committee to enquire into the violations.
However, despite repeated petitions submitted by the Save Madurai Kamaraj University Coalition to the present Vice-Chancellor, there was no progress, the petitioner said. He sought a direction for constituting a high-level committee headed by a former High Court Judge to probe the academic and administrative irregularities.
A Division Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and B. Pugalendhi directed the Department of Higher Education to consider the representation made by the petitioner and take appropriate action within 12 weeks.
MADURAI, JULY 03, 2019 00:00 IST
Appointments made in violation of UGC norms: PIL petition
Calling for a probe into the appointments made to various posts in Madurai Kamaraj University during the tenure of former Vice-Chancellor P. P. Chelladurai, a public interest litigation petition was filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday.
The petitioner, M. Lionel Antony Raj of Madurai, said that the appointments made between May 2017 and June 2018 were in violation of UGC norms. No rule of reservation was followed, either, he alleged.
Further, the petitioner said advertisements were not published, as mandated, calling for applications from eligible candidates to posts that included Guest Lecturer and Office Superintendent. Even Guest Lectures were appointed to constituent colleges without the knowledge and approval of the Syndicate, the petitioner said.
The violations were duly pointed out in the audit report for the period 2017-18. Ineligible teachers were also promoted during the said period through the Career Advancement Scheme.
Under such circumstances, a resolution was adopted by the Syndicate to constitute a high-level committee to enquire into the violations.
However, despite repeated petitions submitted by the Save Madurai Kamaraj University Coalition to the present Vice-Chancellor, there was no progress, the petitioner said. He sought a direction for constituting a high-level committee headed by a former High Court Judge to probe the academic and administrative irregularities.
A Division Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and B. Pugalendhi directed the Department of Higher Education to consider the representation made by the petitioner and take appropriate action within 12 weeks.
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