Chandigarh: New panel to look into cancellation of PhD, fellowship of research scholar

"I have come to recognize of the committee from dependable sources. I had earlier asked that an impartial committee ought to be formed consisting of humans who have no battle of hobby, direct or indirect, with the university," she wrote. The research student further stated that it had come to her expertise that the committee included PUCASH Chairperson Prof Pam Rajput, Registrar Col GS Chadha (Retd) and former Dean of University Instruction (DUI) Prof Meenakshi Malhotra. "They all have an immediate dating with the person in opposition to whom I actually have lodged a criticism and Prof Arun Kumar Grover. Prof Rajput is a relative of the mom of the accused while Prof Malhotra became the only who wrote to the UGC (University Grants Commission) to cancel my fellowship even after a live from the Punjab and Haryana High Court at the cancellation of my PhD. Col Chadha has also not signed any of my documents to this point," wrote the complainant, adding that if these individuals were part of the committee, she couldn't anticipate an impartial inquiry. A copy of the letter became also marked to DUI Prof Shankarji Jha, who said, "Yes, a committee has been fashioned through the V-C. But due to the fact that each the V-C and I are new in office, we don't understand a whole lot about the case. The V-C has shaped the panel totally to observe the statistics in order that we understand who is in the incorrect right here." The pupil had additionally lodged a grievance towards former V-C Prof Grover on July 20, alleging that he had intimidated her and attempted to favour the accused. While the criticism towards Prof Grover become taken up at some point of the Syndicate meeting on September 23 and referred again to the Chancellor's workplace for forming an inner committee, the complainant's PhD and fellowship cancellation were now not mentioned as the object no longer on the agenda. Sources stated the Syndicate had no longer commissioned the brand new panel. The grievance in opposition to Prof Grover is below Section 3(2) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. It deals with interference in a female's work or creating an intimidating or offensive antagonistic work surroundings. "Strange matters take place at Panjab University. Even after almost two years and an assurance by using the brand new V-C, the authorities and governing bodies aren't equipped to give justice to a pupil whose right to education was snatched by means of the previous V-C. Has the university been unable to locate any fact in over a 12 months? How and while will the system emerge as transparent and effective to provide justice on time?" stated Senator Prof Jagdish Chander Mehta, who is additionally the PhD guide of the complainant. Prof Mehta become the first to raise the matter within the Senate remaining year. Dailyhunt https://justpaste.it/5jv4n

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