Nagpur, 01 Oct

(HS): The tenure of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is coterminous with that of the Vice

Chancellor under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act 2016. With the untimely

death of suspended Vice-Chancellor Dr Subhash Chaudhary, the office of the VC

has automatically vacated. The term of the Pro-VC also ended with the death of Dr

Chaudhari.

A senior senate

member Adv Manmohan Bajpai has written a letter to the Chancellor informing him

that the term of Pro-VC is coterminous with that of the VC. RTMNU Pro-VC Dr

Sanjay Dudheis still clearing the files

in his office against the rules.

Section 13 (7) of

the Act clearly mentions that the term of the Pro-VC is coterminous with that

of the VC. The section says that the term of a VC ends with the completion of

the tenure or his death. The term of the Pro-VC also ends with the term of the

VC.

Dr Chaudhari was a regular VC and was under suspension. Dr Bokare of Gondwana University was

holding an additional charge as VC of RTMNU. The term of Pro-VC Dr Dudhe ended

with the death of Dr Chaudhari.

The sources at

the University told The Live Nagpur that Dr Dudhe is still working and clearing

files.

Adv Bajpai, in

his letter to the Chancellor, has also demanded that the decisions taken by Dr

Dudhe will be against the rules and should be termed null and void.

Surprisingly, Dr

Dudhe is still continuing with the office, with the expectation that he should

have complete knowledge of the University rules.

Dr Dudhe’s

continuing with the office has not been taken cognizance even by the

Officiating Vice-Chancellor Dr P Bokare. The University, which earned dubious distinction

due to its administration against the law and violation of rules for favouring a

group of people, is continuing functioning in the same fashion. The media which

criticizes the function of the university is sidelined by the University

authorities.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar