NUJS Kolkata acting registrar Madhumati Mishra resigned from the post last week, after completed nearly three months at the law school, in an interim appointment that had only been meant to last two months.
On Tuesday of this week, NUJS confirmed her successor: additional district judge from Nadia, West Bengal, Sikha Sen, who will be its acting registrar going forward under the continuing tenure of acting vice chancellor, Justice Amit Talukdar.
Mitra had replaced former acting registrar Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan, who was ousted from the post of acting registrar for allegations of complicity with former NUJS vice chancellor Ishwara Bhat in maladministration at the law school, as described by the student juridical association (SJA) in its performance report that was released last week (see full report below) .
Mitra and the acting vice chancellor Justice Amit Talukdar declined to comment when contacted.
Performance report
The SJA office bearers whose term ended this year have published a 42-page report of their work on reform in ten major areas at the law school including administration, academic, infrastructure, library, budgets and others.
Headed by president Arjun Agarwal between 2016 and 2018, the SJA had been instrumental in bringing about NUJS’ first university review commission in 21 years.
Other than formation of the university review commission (URC), the SJA reported reforms in areas such as checks on corrupt officials, representation in university governing bodies, reformed academic rules, addition of library resources and facilities, infrastructural functionality of the classrooms, hostels, auditorium, mess and sports and other activity areas, improving the SJA’s functioning and budgets, betterment of other committees, improvement of public relation resources among others.
Ad hoc appointments
NUJS has not added a registrar since the dismissal of former registrar Surajit Mukkhopadhyay for alleged financial embezzlement.
Khan, Mitra and now Sen had succeeded him as acting registrars.
According to minutes of the May 2018 EC meeting linked to in the SJA’s performance report, the EC had resolved that NUJS should appoint a full-time registrar within two months.
The present SJA, which is now headed by president Arindum Nayak, commented: “Out of the four nominations to the search committee for the Vice Chancellor, we have received the nominees of the EC (advocate general), general council (high court chief justice) and the chancellor (Justice Arun Mishra). We’re awaiting the nomination from the state government.
“But at the same time, we think appointments to the post of registrar, accounts officer, finance officer and assistant registrar (admin) are equally important for the institution. These positions have been on ad-hoc basis for quite some time. Permanent appointments to the same will go a long way in ensuring better decision-making and accountability within the University,” noted the SJA in its statement.
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It appears that even the SJA and students have lost hope and have stopped pursuing these matters seriously. Protest is not end but the beginning. The glossy performance report means nothing if students cannot take the events of the last few months to their logical end.
It appears that now the state govt will fill in the post with one of their chamchas who will say yes to opening new branches and increasing seats and will show students their place
Since current SJA headed by Arindum never convened any GB meeting since 3 Months. I am bound to raise my concerns through this thread.
If we compare the work done by the past SJA to the current SJA. Many First Year students could conclude that current SJA aren't performing satisfactorily as per the track record of their predecessors. In performance report it is mentioned that Past SJA did a splendid job in removing the Vice Chancellor and Acting Registrar from our university. I just want to know why our Current SJA isn't successful in convening the Executive Council meeting since past 3 months for the finalisation of Search Committee for our new Chancellor. So it took you 3 months to convince the administration to convene the Executive Council Meeting. I don't even know when Current SJA will convene GB Meeting. But I conclude that Current SJA got the legacy from past SJA to carry forward the NUJS to greater height. But they are unsuccessful in doing so.
I hope that President and Vice President should be answerable to all the First Year, who aren't aware about what SJA is doing for the university.
We are still waiting for freshers party :P
I guess you are member of current SJA, that's why you are triggered when someone wrote about sad state of affairs in NUJS campus. It's time for you to act. Whatever concerns that were raised by these First Years should be addressed with utmost sincerity. By abusing them you won't be successful in hiding your mistakes. You should focus on your work instead of trolling First Year. I hope you will understand.
All the Best!
They should either resign soon or they should appoint efficient office bearers in the SJA. The current SJA Bearers are the same people who were campaigning for them in the SJA Election.
#Reign_of_Inefficiency.
B. There was another Acting Registrar before Sarfaraz Khan. R. Parameswaran, the current librarian.
C. I'm already astounded at the time travel capacity of the SJA. Otherwise how could they have been instrumental in bringing review commission for the first time in 21 years for a university in existence for 18 years.
D. This business of having four nominees in search committee is itself unprecedented. It used to be there, without any state government nominee at all. Clearly, the SJA chooses to be silent at this obvious interference. Can they be later called complicit in this, then, since such words are now used here with complete impunity and based on unfounded allegations?
E. I see whoever has written this chooses to club the demands made by the erstwhile SJA along with its achievements. Example, reformed academic rules. All those rules are firmly in place, with out any reform, by the way. Removal of PUB hasn't made any difference whoever to that.
Kian, the dropping standard of writing a report without proper homework is really astonishing. You used to do piriter investigative journalism once, instead simply relying upon student press releases. Gone are those days of yore.
I hope our SJA Office Bearers AN & GN should learn from them.
Best Regards,
Your Batchmates
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He is a ex Nalsar guy very close to the then Nalsar VC Ranbir Singh, Ranbir gave him the job at Nalsar and he was the hostel warden, unni was a very popular prof at NALSAR for IP Law and Banking and Fin law ( very surprising combo), he left NALSAR soon after Veer Singh took over as VC in NALSAR, he used to visit NUJS campus frequently when VC MP Singh and Shamnad were there, IP prof AM is his very close friend, I have one senior in our firm who was his student at nalsar, he speaks very high about him and his command over the subjects he handled
The change of regime at WBNUJS is going in an opposite direction. The Acting Registrar, Smt. Madhumati Mitra – retired Registrar General of Calcutta High Court, resigned on 16th August amid non-cooperation from the Vice Chancellor Justice (Retd.) Amit Talukdar. It is evident that Justice (Retd.) Amit Talukdar consults each and every time with the State Government and some of his close friends in the EC. For example, after the resignation of Smt. Madhumati Mitra, suddenly one retired Add. District Judge, Smt. Sikha Sen, has been appointed as Registrar Acting by not following the provisions of the WBNUJS Act, 1999. Please ask the All the EC Members whether they are aware about this or not, again a violation of WBNUJS Act, 1999.
Inefficiency of the present administration resulted in a failure to form the search committee for the position of a Vice Chancellor till date (about 5 months after the resignation of Prof. Ishwara Bhat as Vice Chancellor). This administrative inefficacy also resulted in formation of several administration/academic committees which lacks national representation in view of a national law school. Till date, no decision of the Executive Council Meeting dated April 7, 2018 and May 12, 2018 were fully carried out by the present administration.
The intention of the State Government is now to bring someone close to their political agenda as Vice Chancellor of this University. The way WBNUJS is administered by the present administration, takes it to the middle of a sea having no captain at the ship. The unequivocal excellence of WBNUJS in legal education will be diminished by the acts done by the State Government through this present administration, if urgent action is not taken at the earliest by everyone concerned.
Who is the VC's nominee?? Any idea?
If that happens, NUJS is over.
One option is to propose the establishment of a parallel committee by reputed law professors in India and abroad who are NLU alumni, with the right to give an advisory opinion to the selection committee. This may include NUJS alumni, as a decent number are in academics now. A list of 30-40 can be mentioned in the proposal. I don't think their consent is needed, as it's just a proposal and they are free to deny if offered.
I hope you dont want it as WB_State_UJS with two more campuses.
The new VC has been transparent about his role as a harbinger of doom. Came well briefed and found eager beavers at all levels in NUJS, including in N/G. Ironically, he is PIB all over again - play victim; act coy; put up a pretence of neutrality; and emotional arm-twisting. But it is the calculated selflessness of denying oneself remuneration that makes Lord Taluk the God that Ishwara could never become. Few in NUJS are untouched by the warm glow of the halo surrounding Messiah Taluk. Simply Kant!
As with Thanos, Lord Taluk can alter reality. The EC, which by its own resolution should take place every alternate month, is due since July. But the six Infinity Stones aka EC members who matter, came together in Lord Taluk's gauntlet for the swift and questionable installation of the latest Registrar. And N/G, the self-styled Praetorian Guards of Lord Taluk would have us eat the nonsense Lord Taluk offers for not convening EC; that but for the WB govt which is delaying the announcement of its nominee, the VC selection would have been done by now; and even better, that N/G have the magical ability to get a rigged VC selection committee into making the right choices!! Everybody knows that the dice are loaded. Who are they trying to fool?
Some questions for Lord Taluk bhakts N/G:
1. EC directs formation of multiple inquiries in May. Where are we on that? What do we make of the hush-hush and lack of details? Wasn't Lord Taluk supposed to bring in transparency and meaningful engagement with students? Thus far we only see Kant-ian versions being doled out. Deja vu?
2. Three inquiries, two from the EC and another from AC, are a direct result of student action. Has the SJA received any official communication? What about our meaningful participation in these inquiries? Everybody knows that inquiries are mostly meant to whitewash, frustrate or cover up wicked problems. What has the moral crusade of Lord Taluk achieved thus far?
3. Institutional opacity, absence of public notice, huge delays without meaningful explanation, indifference, admin stonewalling headline the inquiry processes thus far. Was it ever about cleaning the mess or keeping things messy to achieve other objectives? The continuing mess has driven away MKS; surely others as well. So where do we get the so-called good guys to apply now?
4. While the SJA makes vapid pleas for transparency in VC selection process, we have no idea what levers N/G have to ensure actual and not paper compliance. The past is instructive that despite a seemingly neutral/competent committee, extraneous considerations matter more. The present line-up thankfully does away with that pretence.
5. Justice League, based out of Lord's Taluk's cave is stalking Injustice League. Everybody knows that they love each other more than sharks love blood. But are we sure SJA is not part of menu? Since the Justice League has little love for SJA and N/G knows this even better, what happened to the eternal vigilance crap emblazoned on the SJA report? Why are N/G wearing blinkers? Wasn't the SJA supposed to clean the Augean stables? When did they become part of it?
6. Lord Taluk has the Infinity Stones in the EC gauntlet. The control external parties coveted has now been secured through Lord Taluk. It is all going clockwork orange or green. But N/G would have us believe that Lord Taluk means good and any student action will put him in some sort of yet-to-be defined danger. But clearly he has been the danger, hollowing out NUJS, all along with his signature sly smile.
The evil that envelopes NUJS right now will prevail if the good souls in SJA look on, stay silent and do nothing. Lord Taluk was supposed to be the disinfecting sunlight but has instead proven to be cancer. Is the GB willing live with the consequences of inaction by SJA?
Till then, all hail Lord Taluk!!
1. They informed us about the timings of Dr Barnali Ghosh
2. They fixed the jet spray of our washroom.
3. They taught us how to use Manupatra.
4. They informed us on 6th July that university will be closed.
5. They asked for Blood Donor on 21st July.
6. They informed us about Yoga Day on 20th June
7. They informed us that Library will open 24*7 from 28th July.
8. They informed us that classes was rescheduled on 8th and 9th September.
Repairing the hostel fixtures and installments were the priorities of the current SJA over the appointment of the new Vice Chancellor.
ANPGHOST, a Holocaustician Cadre Propagandist of TMC, must not have any place in NUJS.
#band karo yeh sajhedari
You have practically shown us how not to run a national law school!!! Many thanks for your contribution in this 21st century Indian Legal Education which showed the incompetence of our CALHC Judges very blatantly (particularly those who were appointed under Left Front Regime, rather particularly by Late Snr. Adv. Balai Roy).
I hope you remember your colleague Justice Amitava Lala...once there was a slogan in Bengal..."Lala, tui Bangla chere Pala."
I wish you don't want these slogans at this point of your life for started destroying NUJS with your folding hands.
the list is :
Please put this song. It is a revolutionary song against the British Judges in 19th Century Bengal. We need similar sentiment here now.
Please put it on.
NUJS Professor: Class 12 pass applying for PhD position
Sweden: VC doing job of coolie
NUJS: Coolie doing job of VC
Dearness allowance is the right of Bengal government employees, Calcutta High Court ruled on Friday, overturning a tribunal's order that it is the state's "discretion".
The ruling came on appeals by two major unions against the February 2017 order of the state administrative tribunal (SAT) that likened DA to a "donation".
In its February 2017 order, the SAT, comprising Justice Amit Talukdar and member Anup Chanda, had held that "dearness allowance is a kind of donation".
"DA is Donation" AHAHAHAHA
Even a fresher can say that Dearness Allowance is not a "donation" LOL
So much for this [...]. Anyways Talukdar was [...] much before this judgment.
LiFan are you facing performance issues like Banner/Hulk? Don't embarrass me. You should have provided the original judgment and what my young brothers wrote the other day. The latter is available on Bar and Bench. Once you have read the news reports (I agree with my friend Trump, the criticism is fake) you will understand why the Infinity Gauntlet and all the Six Stones will remain with me. So be afraid, be very afraid.
Like it or not, I am your daddy. And daddy wants to have fun.
DISCLAIMER: The thesis author's name is not mentioned so it could be anyone's LLM or PhD thesis. No accusation is being made against anyone.
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