Facing inquiries into the alleged misuse of powers and irregularities during their tenures, Kurukshetra University vice-chancellor Lt Gen DDS Sandhu (retd) and Indira Gandhi University (IGU), Meerpur (Rewari), V-C Mohinder Kumar have tendered their resignations to Haryana governor Kaptan Singh Solanki. The duo was appointed during the Congress rule in the state.
The governor, who is the chancellor of the two universities, on Tuesday ordered that IAS officers Hardeep Kumar and D Suresh would perform the duties of vice-chancellors of KU and IGU, respectively, in addition to their present duties, till further orders.
The Haryana government had in March ordered an inquiry against the KU vice-chancellor for "prima facie misuse of powers" in engaging 1,578 employees without proper justification and authorisation of the state government.
Recently, the state vigilance bureau initiated a probe into the selection of an assistant professor in KU after irregularities were found in the interview process conducted by a selection committee headed by Lt Gen Sandhu (retd). Retired IAS officer Mohinder Kumar was also facing an inquiry into alleged irregularities in selections for various posts in IGU.
While both had filed petitions in the Punjab and Haryana high court challenging the inquiries initiated on the governor's orders, they apparently succumbed under pressure from the state government since the inquiry officers are learnt to have made adverse observations against them.
{{/usCountry}}While both had filed petitions in the Punjab and Haryana high court challenging the inquiries initiated on the governor's orders, they apparently succumbed under pressure from the state government since the inquiry officers are learnt to have made adverse observations against them.
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