UoP suspends Dastane

The Vice-chancellor, who said he has reported the matter to Chancellor Dr P C Alexander, refused to confirm or deny whether the suspension was related to the irregularities in various university examinations that have been exposed lately. The latest scam was regarding unauthorised question papers for the third-year chemical engineering examinations.

Terming this 8220;extreme and hasty8221; step of the university as 8220;a gross injustice,8221; Dastane, who has been on leave since August 1, blamed his inaction partly on procedural delays and also added that he had he had been waiting for complete information of the mark-sheet racket before he filed a police complaint. 8220;As per my knowledge now, no one in the Examination Department is involved in any irregularities,8221; he said. 8220;It is a mistake to say that I did not conduct any enquiries into the irregularities.8221;

8220;Within a week the university will frame a charge-sheet against the accused,8221; said Dr Nigavekar, 8220;This action was considered necessary to maintain the credibility and reputation of the university,8221; he .said.