Professor suspended for 'exposing' vice-chancellor

The University of Mumbai has issued a letter of suspension to economics professor Neeraj Hatekar for allegedly misinforming the media about irregularities by the vice-chancellor, and thus breaching the code of conduct, writes Vinamrata Borwankar for Daily News Analysis.

The suspension order came after the professor held a press conference on 12 December ‘exposing’ vice-chancellor Rajan Welukar for mismanaging the university. “The university has issued the suspension letter to Hatekar for misinforming the media and not abiding by the code of conduct,” said a university official.

At a press conference the professor, as part of a group called Joint Action Committee for Improvement of Higher Education, levelled allegations such as failure to collect its share of annual student fees from colleges, several co-opted members on the boards of studies not being qualified, unusable lecture halls, malpractices in conduct of examinations and dilution of the qualifications for being a PhD guide.
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