Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: After appeals by the SKUAST-K Scientists and Teachers Association (SSTA), Government issued notification for the appointment of Vice Chancellor SKUAST-K as the term of the present VC is ending next week.
The Government constituted a selection committee for drawing a panel of names for the appointment of VC for SKUAST-K. The applications have been invited by the Government from distinguished academicians with highest level of competence, integrity, moral and institutional commitment and possessing a doctoral degree in any branch of agricultural sciences or related field with 10 years of experience in the grade of professor or equivalent positions out of which at least 3 years should be post of VC, Director or 5 years’ experience as HoD.
Earlier, the SSTA had appealed the Government for immediate issuance of the notification for the appointment of new Vice-Chancellor for SKUAST-Kashmir as the incumbent VC SKUAST-K is completing his term of 5 years on 22nd of this month.
Present VC Professor Nazir Ahmad has made several transfers of mostly scientists recently at the time when his term is expiring. The SSTA alleged that these transfers were made by the VC to target the members of the Association, who are raising genuine issues.
The VC has even transferred four scientists two each from Kashmir to Ladakh and vice versa without taking approval from competent authority. He was supposed to take approval for transferring scientists from one Union Territory to another.
Those transferred include Dr Feroz Din Sheikh, Associate Professor posted at Manasbal to Leh and Dr PK Singh, Assistant Professor posted at Shalimar to Leh.
And he has also transferred Dr Anil Kumar, assistant professor posted at Leh to Shalimar in place of Dr PK Singh. Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Wani who was posted in Leh was also transferred and posted at Shalimar campus of the University.
According to an order issued by Government of J&K (No. 22-JK (GAD) of 2020 dated 30-09-2020), the employees serving in Ladakh and J&K UTs can be transferred from one UT to another by the LG. “All such orders without the approval of the competent authority are not legally tenable”, read the order.
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