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NAINITAL: A row has erupted over control of the management of Nainital’s Sherwood College alma mater of some of the most famous personalities in India like Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and field marshal Sam Manekshaw as it was alleged that the newly-appointed interim principal of the school was not allowed to enter the campus on Saturday.
The interim principal, Peter Dhiraj Emmanuel, along with police personnel and members of diocese of Agra (the body which administers school) were kept waiting at the gates which were locked. A notice was pasted outside that no one will be allowed inside the campus without a Covid-negative certificate and the staff members refused to open gates.
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Principal Amandeep Sandhu who was discharged of his duties has refused to step down.
The interim Principal Peter Emanuel is not been allowed to take charge of his post.
Nainital: One of the most prestigious and well known colleges of India, the Sherwood College in Nainital is currently marred by controversy over principal.
The alma matter of superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt,
grabbed headlines on Saturday when its principal Amandeep Sandhu refused to step down despite being relieved from his post.
Controversy erupted on Saturday when the newly appointed interim Principal Peter Emanuel was not allowed to enter the college and take charge to his appointed post.
Nainital: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan s alma mater engaged in controversy over principal
Reportedly, the principal locked his room while the interim principal was waiting outside with the police
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Updated: Dec 13, 2020, 11:02 PM IST
A famous college in Nainital, Sherwood College, is now entangled in a massive controversy. On Saturday noon, after an Uttarakhand High Court order, police arrived at the college premises to provide security to the newly appointed interim Principal Peter Emanuel as the current principal refused to step down from the coveted position.
It is to be noted that the principal named Amandeep Sandhu was suspended in October following allegations of financial irregularity. The college authorities then appointed Peter Emanuel as an interim principal who was formerly with St. Joseph’s College.
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