MU impasse not yet settled ; MHRD issues order
fact finding committee reconstituted as 2 member enquiry committee; skips agreement to connect VC AP Pandey's leave with the present MU imbroglio
Source: IT News

Imphal, August 18 2018: Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Govt.of India, today issued an order for reconstitution of the fact finding committee to a 2 member enquiry committee as agreed by them during talks with representatives of the Manipur University Community on August 16.However, the dust has not been settled as another agreed point to link the leave of Vice Chancellor AP Pandey has not been reflected to the ordered issued today.

As per the order issued by the MHRD, the earlier order of July 17, 2018 has been superseded and replaced by a new 2 member enquiry committee comprising of Former Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court , T Nandakumar as the Chairperson and Former Vice Chancellor of Tezpur University as member to enquire the allegation made against the VC of Manipur University.

The newly constituted enquiry committee would be free to devise its own procedure for conducting of the enquiry however, while formulating the final conclusion, the committee would rationally consider the response of the concern persons in accordance with the principal of natural justice.

Prof.AP Pandey will appear the committee as and when necessary and the committee shall submit its report within one month from today, the order mentioned.

But the part which the Manipur University community including MUSU, MUSA and MUTA for connect the leave of Prof.AP Pandey with the enquiry has not been reflected.

After 79 days, the Manipur University community had temporarily suspended the agitation for removal of VC AP Pandey after the agreement was reached between the MHRD and MU community in the presence of the Chief Minister on August 16 morning.

In the agreement, the MHRD had agreed to reconstitute the fact finding committee as an Independent two member enquiry committee chaired by Former acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court T.Nandakumar, which was fulfilled.

But the agreed point, to put VC Prof.AP Pandey on leave during the period of enquiry until follow up action taken on the inquiry report by the Competent Authority has not been mentioned anywhere in the order.

A meeting of the MUSU, MUTA and MUSA is being held today to discuss the order on whether to accept it or to oppose it.

As of now source reaching here said that the MU community is not happy with the new order as the VC AP Pandey has been seem subsided intentionally.

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