LUCKNOW: Lucknow University Teachers’ Association on Friday locked horns with the vice-chancellor on amendment in the university’s statutes for including “four new posts”.
The executive council (EC) passed a resolution to include the posts of four deans — in charge of research, academics, recruitment, and admissions, in Chapter 11A of the statutes.
It will now be sent to the chancellor Governor Anandiben Patel for approval.
However, within hours, LUTA wrote to the chancellor, describing the move as one against the UP State Universities Act and requested her to reject it.
“All academic posts are defined in the Act with transparent provisions based on seniority and qualification, but the new proposal, if approved, will concentrate powers in the hands,” said LUTA president Vineet Kumar Verma.
LU VC Prof AK Rai had created these four posts in March last year and made appointments on them after getting the EC’s approval.
It was also sent for the chancellor’s approval.
Simultaneously, some teachers had written to the chancellor questioning its legality.
Subsequently, the chancellor sent back the proposal, asking LU to specify under which provision of the statutes it wanted to include these.
The VC said “We followed the law which allows the university to propose amendments in statutes after getting it passed from EC/academic council and consent of the chancellor.
The move will decentralise the system, ensure coordination and effective functioning.” Verma said that appointments on these posts have already been made without taking qualification/seniority into consideration.