Allahabad HC quashes sacking of Magsaysay awardee Sandeep Pandey from IIT-BHU
The Allahabad High Court has struck down an order terminating the contract of Magsaysay awardee Sandee Pandey as a visiting faculty member by IIT-Banaras Hindu University, holding that the ex-parte action on charges like anti-national activities which have “serious aspersions” violated “the principle of natural justice”.
A division bench comprising Justices V K Shukla and Mahesh Chandra Tripathi yesterday allowed the petition filed by Pandey, who had challenged the order dated January 6, 2016 terminating his contract whereby he had been appointed a “Visiting Professor” in Department of Chemical Engineering and his tenure was to come to an end on July 30 this year.
Allahabad HC quashes sacking of Magsaysay awardee Sandeep Pandey from IIT-BHU
The Allahabad High Court has struck down an order terminating the contract of Magsaysay awardee Sandee Pandey as a visiting faculty member by IIT-Banaras Hindu University, holding that the ex-parte action on charges like anti-national activities which have “serious aspersions” violated “the principle of natural justice”.
A division bench comprising Justices V K Shukla and Mahesh Chandra Tripathi yesterday allowed the petition filed by Pandey, who had challenged the order dated January 6, 2016 terminating his contract whereby he had been appointed a “Visiting Professor” in Department of Chemical Engineering and his tenure was to come to an end on July 30 this year.
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At least two towns in the Uttarkashi district have seen communal tensions simmer with hate speech rampant and, as a result, Muslims fearing their lives. With a noticeable silence from police and executive authorities, it is feared that tensions could spread further even leading to violence against Muslims
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Uttarkashi: Cross marks, “leave” threats on Muslim shops, hatred spreads to other towns: Uttarakhand
At least two towns in the Uttarkashi district have seen communal tensions simmer with hate speech rampant and, as a result, Muslims fearing their lives. With a noticeable silence from police and executive authorities, it is feared that tensions could spread further even leading to violence against Muslims
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Hundreds of Adivasi church-goers across villages in Narayanpur and Bastar, Chhattisgarh have been experiencing boycott, intimidation and violence since December last year, forcing them to leave their homes and live in refugee camps. Reportedly, Adivasi districts across Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh is seeing a rise Hindutva mobilisation against Christians .
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Bastar violence: Anti-Christian Campaign causes breach in Adivasi unity
Hundreds of Adivasi church-goers across villages in Narayanpur and Bastar, Chhattisgarh have been experiencing boycott, intimidation and violence since December last year, forcing them to leave their homes and live in refugee camps. Reportedly, Adivasi districts across Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh is seeing a rise Hindutva mobilisation against Christians .
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