AMU Court meeting is scheduled for February 4
New Delhi:
The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers' Association has accused the varsity's executive council of flouting norms while drawing up names for the selection of the next Vice Chancellor, claiming that the list includes those facing "serious graft charges". AMU EC had convened on last Saturday under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah to recommend a panel of five persons to the University Court for the next Vice Chancellor of the University. The AMUTA's executive committee has also passed a resolution describing the manner in which the panel of five names was drawn up as "illegal".
In an official statement today, the Secretary of the AMUTA, Mustafa Zaidi, alleged that UGC norms have been flouted brazenly by including names of persons facing "serious charges of graft" in the list and described it as "shocking". He also demanded that the Visitor order a probe into the matter.
The panel of five persons unanimously drawn by the Executive Council includes Dr. Abusaleh Shariff, Prof. Javaid Akhter, Prof. Mazahir Kidwai, Dr. Shahid Jameel, and Prof. Tariq Mansoor.
"According to UGC regulations as well as Supreme Court judgment, there are clear cut directives not to consider names for the VC's panel without the institution of a search panel which should be instituted in a meeting chaired by the Visitor's nominee," Zaidi said according to PTI.
"It's a reflection of our fear of questioning the powers that be that except for AMUTA even the members of the august body kept quiet and to the best of our knowledge have not said anything till now; to at least ensure that the recommendations of today's meeting do not suffer the same fate as last year's", said the AMUTA statement.
"The fact that the panel was drawn up unanimously is an indicator that democratic procedure, in which different members are permitted to voice their opinion, was not followed," Mr. Zaidi alleged.
The AMUTA secretary also alleged that "norms were flouted" from last April itself when the procedure was started. On January 28, the AMU executive council had unanimously drawn up a list from which a panel of three names will be shortlisted by the University Court at its meeting scheduled for February 4.
(With input from PTI)
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In an official statement today, the Secretary of the AMUTA, Mustafa Zaidi, alleged that UGC norms have been flouted brazenly by including names of persons facing "serious charges of graft" in the list and described it as "shocking". He also demanded that the Visitor order a probe into the matter.
The panel of five persons unanimously drawn by the Executive Council includes Dr. Abusaleh Shariff, Prof. Javaid Akhter, Prof. Mazahir Kidwai, Dr. Shahid Jameel, and Prof. Tariq Mansoor.
"According to UGC regulations as well as Supreme Court judgment, there are clear cut directives not to consider names for the VC's panel without the institution of a search panel which should be instituted in a meeting chaired by the Visitor's nominee," Zaidi said according to PTI.
"It's a reflection of our fear of questioning the powers that be that except for AMUTA even the members of the august body kept quiet and to the best of our knowledge have not said anything till now; to at least ensure that the recommendations of today's meeting do not suffer the same fate as last year's", said the AMUTA statement.
"The fact that the panel was drawn up unanimously is an indicator that democratic procedure, in which different members are permitted to voice their opinion, was not followed," Mr. Zaidi alleged.
The AMUTA secretary also alleged that "norms were flouted" from last April itself when the procedure was started. On January 28, the AMU executive council had unanimously drawn up a list from which a panel of three names will be shortlisted by the University Court at its meeting scheduled for February 4.
(With input from PTI)
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