NEW DELHI: Delhi University has sought the UGC’s intervention within the matter associated to the reappointment of professor John Varghese as principal of St Stephen’s School, alleging that his extension is “extremely vires” of the provisions of the fee’s act. In a letter to the secretary of the College Grants Fee (UGC), DU assistant registrar famous that the varsity is “constrained” from recognising Varghese as principal of the faculty ever since his five-year time period ended final 12 months in February.
“The intervention of the UGC could be very kindly solicited to preclude any act of defilement of UGC laws by the St. Stephen’s School and different faculties as nicely,” the letter learn.
Varghese was appointed because the principal of St. Stephen School on March 1, 2016 for 5 years. The supreme council of the faculty authorized the extension just lately.
The college and Varghese have been at loggerheads over the admission coverage for a number of months.
Within the letter, the DU mentioned the faculty has been repeatedly justifying the reappointment of Varghese by citing the resolutions of its Supreme Council. Nevertheless, within the UGC laws, there is no such thing as a provision for such a council.
“It might be famous that the UGC Rules, 2018 doesn’t present any exception to any class of academic establishments from complying with the norm for reappointment of principal or have a distinct provision for reappointment of principal, after finishing the primary time period via any physique,” the college mentioned.
“Accordingly, such act of reappointment/extension of the time period of Varghese by the so-called Supreme Council of the faculty is extremely vires of the provisions of the act, statutes and ordinances of the College/UGC laws referred above,” it added.
In August, Delhi College wrote to St Stephen’s governing physique chairman Prem Chand Singh, declaring the reappointment of Varghese because the principal of the faculty as “null and void”, saying it was not achieved via due course of.
Within the letter dated August 22, the college alleged that the appointing authority of St. Stephen’s school didn’t pay any consideration to the provisions of the UGC laws.
In its reply, the faculty has knowledgeable DU that Varghese has “each authorized proper” to proceed as principal and all “relevant laws” had been adopted in his reappointment.
In a second letter to Singh in September, DU directed the governing physique of the faculty to observe UGC laws for the appointment of principal “in true spirit”, days after it termed Varghese’s reappointment “unlawful”.
“The intervention of the UGC could be very kindly solicited to preclude any act of defilement of UGC laws by the St. Stephen’s School and different faculties as nicely,” the letter learn.
Varghese was appointed because the principal of St. Stephen School on March 1, 2016 for 5 years. The supreme council of the faculty authorized the extension just lately.
The college and Varghese have been at loggerheads over the admission coverage for a number of months.
Within the letter, the DU mentioned the faculty has been repeatedly justifying the reappointment of Varghese by citing the resolutions of its Supreme Council. Nevertheless, within the UGC laws, there is no such thing as a provision for such a council.
“It might be famous that the UGC Rules, 2018 doesn’t present any exception to any class of academic establishments from complying with the norm for reappointment of principal or have a distinct provision for reappointment of principal, after finishing the primary time period via any physique,” the college mentioned.
“Accordingly, such act of reappointment/extension of the time period of Varghese by the so-called Supreme Council of the faculty is extremely vires of the provisions of the act, statutes and ordinances of the College/UGC laws referred above,” it added.
In August, Delhi College wrote to St Stephen’s governing physique chairman Prem Chand Singh, declaring the reappointment of Varghese because the principal of the faculty as “null and void”, saying it was not achieved via due course of.
Within the letter dated August 22, the college alleged that the appointing authority of St. Stephen’s school didn’t pay any consideration to the provisions of the UGC laws.
In its reply, the faculty has knowledgeable DU that Varghese has “each authorized proper” to proceed as principal and all “relevant laws” had been adopted in his reappointment.
In a second letter to Singh in September, DU directed the governing physique of the faculty to observe UGC laws for the appointment of principal “in true spirit”, days after it termed Varghese’s reappointment “unlawful”.
