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MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday stayed the state government s order of appointing Ramdas Atram as Mumbai University registrar.
Giving interim relief to Dhanesh Sawant, senate member and chancellor s nominee to MU who had filed a petition against the government s arbitrary action and interference in appointing Atram, the court ordered that the charge be immediately given back to the earlier vice-chancellor appointee, Baliram Gaikwad.
In his petition, Sawant alleged that the state exceeded its powers and has ulterior motives in appointing Atram. He claimed that the state government had earlier too tried to usurp powers and encroach upon the statutory and executive powers of Mumbai University, a statutory body.
New Mumbai University registrar not allowed to take charge by Vice-Chancellor Suhas Pednekar
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The newly appointed registrar of the University of Mumbai (MU) Ramdas Atram was not allowed to join office and take charge on Friday by the Vice-Chancellor Suhas Pednekar. The VC refused to allow the new registrar to take charge stating the Maharashtra government and university needed additional days to make a final decision regarding the appointment.
Ramdas Atram, who served as the director of the Institute of Science, Nagpur, has been appointed as the registrar of MU by the state government. Atram has been appointed as Ajay Deshmukh, former registrar of MU, passed away on July 2, 2020, at the university residence due to cancer.