Delhi’s Daulat Ram College gets court nod to appoint principal
12 March 2014 5:20 AM IST
The Delhi University informed Justice Rajiv Shakdher that it has issued a notification on appointment of a regular principal in the college. It said the notification was issued on 7 March after an executive council meeting for the qualification and appointment process of a principal was held. Justice Shakdher thus disposed off the plea asking the college to appoint new principal.
Daulat Ram College moved the high court seeking removal of Daya Aggarwal, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader’s sister, who has been serving as acting principal of the college since 2 February, 2013. The college said Aggarwal’s term as acting principal expired on Feb 12 this year and her continuation in the post without approval and sanction of the governing body is ‘illegal’ and ‘without authority’.
It also alleged that DU was also interfering in appointment of its principal and even threatened the college in case Aggarwal was not re-appointed the acting principal. ‘Delhi University’s insistence that Aggarwal hold the post of acting principal despite her non-suitability was solely to provide the university with a foothold in the college to allow it to exercise control over the college and impinge upon the autonomy of the college,’ it claimed. It further alleged that Aggarwal did not have accounts of the college audited which led to the the University Grants Commission stopping the second installment of the grant to the college.
Aggarwal then proceeded to make ‘unauthorised transfer of Rs. 2 crore’ each in September and October from students fee funds, without the permission of governing body in order to pay the teachers’ salaries for two months, it said. The college repeatedly brought various instances of Aggarwal’s misconduct to the attention of the DU so that she could be removed from the post. Despite numerous complaints, the university failed to take any action.
Daulat Ram College moved the high court seeking removal of Daya Aggarwal, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader’s sister, who has been serving as acting principal of the college since 2 February, 2013. The college said Aggarwal’s term as acting principal expired on Feb 12 this year and her continuation in the post without approval and sanction of the governing body is ‘illegal’ and ‘without authority’.
It also alleged that DU was also interfering in appointment of its principal and even threatened the college in case Aggarwal was not re-appointed the acting principal. ‘Delhi University’s insistence that Aggarwal hold the post of acting principal despite her non-suitability was solely to provide the university with a foothold in the college to allow it to exercise control over the college and impinge upon the autonomy of the college,’ it claimed. It further alleged that Aggarwal did not have accounts of the college audited which led to the the University Grants Commission stopping the second installment of the grant to the college.
Aggarwal then proceeded to make ‘unauthorised transfer of Rs. 2 crore’ each in September and October from students fee funds, without the permission of governing body in order to pay the teachers’ salaries for two months, it said. The college repeatedly brought various instances of Aggarwal’s misconduct to the attention of the DU so that she could be removed from the post. Despite numerous complaints, the university failed to take any action.
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