The tenure of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is coterminous with that of the Voice Chancellor under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act 2016. With the untimely death of suspended Vice-Chancellor Dr Subhash Chaudhary, the office of the VC has automatically vacated. The term of the Pro-VC also ended with the death of Dr Chaudhari.
A senior senate member Adv Manomhan Bajpai has written a letter to the Chancellor informing him that the term of Pro-VC is coterminous with that of the VC. RTMNU Pro-VC Dr Sanjay Dudhe, is still clearing the files in his office against the rules.
Section 13 (7) of the Act cleartly mentions that the term of the Pro-VC is coterminous with that of the VC. The section says that the term of a VC ends with the completion of the tenure or his death. The term of the Pro-VC also ends with the term of the VC.
Dr Chaudhari was a regular VC and was under suspension. Dr Bokare of Gondwana University was holding an additional charge as VC of RTMNU. The term of Pro-VC Dr Dudhe ended with the death of Dr Chaudhari.
The sources at the University told The Live Nagpur that Dr Dudhe is still working and clearing files.
Adv Bajpai, in his letter to the Chancellor, has also demanded that the decisions taken by Dr Dudhe will be against the rules and should be termed null and void.
Surprisingly, Dr Dudhe is continuing with the office, with the expectation that he should have complete knowledge of the University rules.
Dr Dudhe’s continuing with the office has not been taken cognizance even by the Officiating Vice-Chancellor Dr P Bokare. The University, which earned dubious distinction due to its administration against the law and violation of rules for favouring a group of people, is continuing to function in the same fashion. The media which criticizes the function of the university is sidelined by the University authorities.