Jamia suspends professor over teachers’ association election
The office order stated that it was decided to dissolve the present Teachers Association and declared the election notification — issued with Gupta’s signature — “as null and void”
In its office memo suspending Gupta, the administration notes that in response to its show cause notice, Gupta had stated that ROs had not sought permission in previous elections either. (File Photo) The Jamia Millia Islamia administration has suspended a professor of the university for issuing a notification to conduct elections for the Jamia Teachers Association (JTA), stating that this was done “without taking permission” from university authorities.
While suspending Sonya Gupta, whom the executive committee of the JTA had appointed as the Returning Officer to conduct the elections, the administration also stated that the constitution of the JTA has not been approved “by the Competent Body”.
A separate office order issued by Registrar Nazim Jafri also stated a Dean of Faculties meeting held on Friday authorised the Vice-Chancellor to constitute a committee “to look into the shortcomings of the Bye-Laws/Constitution of the JTA and submit a report within a period of one month so that notification of transparent and smooth conduct of election of JTA can be made at the earliest after following due process”.
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