SGU considers police action

Now is the turn of the members of Centralised Admission Committee, which was entrusted with admitting students to five Bachelor of Education Colleges affiliated to the university.

SGU Registrar V B Yadav issued one more request to the committee to hand over admission literature to the university on Wednesday, failing which the university authorities might resort to police action to secure the custody of admission literature from the Kamrej B Ed College 8212; the headquarters of the admission committee 8212; to determine whether irregularities were indeed committed while admitting students.

Vice-Chancellor Ashwin Kapadia had appointed a committee to inquire into allegations that the admission system was fraught with irregularities and injustice was done to several students citing trivial reasons. Kapadia claimed he had received several letters to that effect from wronged students.

The inquiry committee submitted its report suggesting that irregularities were indeed committed. Following submission of the report, the Syndicate asked the committee to stop the admission procedure at its meeting held on July 21. The committee was asked to submit the admission literature to the university.

However, in blatant violation of the Syndicate resolution, the committee admitted a few more students and refused to part with the literature. Admission committee chairman Suryakant Shah and convener Ashwini Kapadia, who is also principal of Kamrej College, also boycotted the joint meeting where members of both, admission and inquiry, committees were to scrutinise the literature.

The joint meeting was to be held in the presence of two independent observers, Dinubhai Naik and Kaushik Sheth. However, the admission committee members chose to stay away while the inquiry committee members and observers were present. In fact, the appointment of Naik and Sheth was endorsed by Shah, who is also a member of the Syndicate.

The vice-chancellor said the joint meeting was organised to decide whether irregularities were committed. The joint meeting was to scrutinise all the literature as also the inquiry committee report. The vice-chancellor said the committee members8217; reluctance showed that they had something to hide and were afraid that they would be exposed. By refusing to part with the literature the committee was violating the Syndicate resolution.

On the other hand, Shah and other members of the admission committee have not been to justify their reluctance. The admission committee claimed that they won8217;t abide by the Syndicate resolution unless the minutes were endorsed in the next meeting.

Also, unless the original of the resolution was attested by an officer of the rank of magistrate they won8217;t take its cognisance, they said. A university source said Shah was offended by the text of the registrar8217;s earlier letter asking them to remain present in the meeting.

The tussle is taking its toll on students community. More than 50 admissions are yet to be finalised. The academic session of the B Ed course generally starts by July 15.