HC seeks reply from IP varsity

Updated on: Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The Delhi high court has sought the response of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University on allegations of the illegal appointment of teachers.

A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, issued a notice to the university, while admitting the petition of one Ravindra Pratap, a teacher at the university.

Pratap cited RTI correspondence to allege there were irregularities in the appointment of teachers. He said he first wrote to the university in 2008 seeking action on the issue, as an RTI query revealed a person appointed to teach sociology was in fact not qualified to do so.

When the university failed to respond, the petitioner contacted the University Grants Commission (UGC) and later the Bar Council of India alleging another appointment of a lecturer, this time in the law faculty, had been made in a similar manner.

This is the third time that Pratap has approached the HC.

His first petition, filed in 2010, was dismissed by the court who called it "absolutely and gloriously vague" and said it was extremely difficult for the court to "discern the facts and grant relief".

This prompted Pratap to file a second petition which was dismissed as well. The court then said it took exception to the manner in which the petition was structured.

Finally, Pratap's latest plea was admitted. Pratap has asked the court to cancel the three "dubious" appointments allegedly made by the university in violation
of rules.

Times of India

HC seeks reply from IP varsity

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