Vice-Chancellor’s arrival postponed again

According to Lavkare’s lawyer,as per the amendment in the Maharashtra Universities Act regarding new eligibility criteria set up for the selection of a

Vice-Chancellor,the person must possess five-year experience as a head of the department.

The petitioner has claimed that Shevgaonkar was head of the electrical engineering department for four-and-a-half years and not for full five years. “Therefore,he does not fulfil the eligibility criteria,” the petitioner said.

Shevgaonkar said he had not yet received any notice regarding the hearing. “I came to know about the petition through some newspapers. However,till today I have not received any official communication about it,” he said.

Regarding taking charge of the V-C’s post at the UoP,he said he would not be able to join before March 31. “As I have clarified earlier too,I have to complete my prior commitments at IIT-Mumbai. As deputy director of the financial department,I have to complete some important formalities in the wake of financial year ending,” he said. He also said he had conveyed his late joining to the officials concerned in the higher education department.