Court steps in, JNU bites the dust on termination of faculty

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi HC's intervention in the case of Dr Rohan V.H. Choudhari, a faculty member whose services were abruptly terminated by the JNU administration last month.

- IFRAH MUFTI @ New Delhi

During hearings over the past two days, the court reportedly expressed strong reservations about the legality of the termination order. Facing critical observations from the bench, the university administration were compelled to withdraw its earlier stance and offered Choudhari the option of appealing before the University Court. Until such an appeal is decided, the termination order will remain in abeyance. This effectively means that Dr. Choudhari's dismissal stands annulled for now, and he will continue in service.