Dismiss university officials who are irresponsible: HC

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

5.-1.2022

Chennai: It is painful to record that the University of Madras has lost its reputation in a rapid manner, the Madras high court has said while suggesting ‘capital (maximum) punishment’ to officials who fail to maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty.

“Such irresponsible officials should be dismissed from service and their dereliction should be entered into their service register, so that their promotions and other benefits should be deprived,” a division

“It is apposite to mention here that appropriate disciplinary proceedings for capital punishment shall be initiated against officials for not maintaining absolute integrity and devotion to duty, which is unbecoming of a member of the service,” the court added. “In olden days, it was very proud to say that the degree was obtained from the Madras University and was, once upon a time, regarded as a precious one. The existence of such a reputation in the present days is a million-dollar question,” said the judges.

The court made the observations while allowing an appeal moved by the university challenging an order passed by a single judge of the court dated October 23, 2017. The single judge had ordered promotion for a technical officer as an assistant librarian. The petitioner stated that he had been purposely denied promotion to accommodate his juniors.

Allowing the appeal moved by the university, the court made it clear that the original petitioners are not entitled to promotion to the post of assistant librarian, unless they succeed to such status in the manner prescribed by the UGC.