(Inputs from JNF)
JAMMU, Dec 27: Students still love their guide Nirmal Singh who is now the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir . The man who has been a Guide/Mentor for number of Jammu University students now has taken charge of all together different line butb still holds massive popularity in his primary line.His students on Saturday got a stay from from High Court against Jammu University decision asking them to shift to other Guide.
Justice B L Bhat of the J&K High Court has stayed the orders of Jammu University's Registrar and Head of Department of History Department whereby it was directed that the scholars of Prof Nirmal Singh doing research under his guidance, were required to give choice for new Supervisor and Prof Nirmal Singh (present Dy CM of J&K) was to be replaced The petition was filed by Skalzang Dorjey, Suneeta Sharma, Sonika Chopra and Kouple Dev.
This significant order was passed in a writ petition filed by petitioners- scholars of Prof Nirmal Singh, Dy CM of J&K through advocates A K Sawhney and Aseem Sawhney.
Justice B L Bhat, after hearing advocate Aseem Sawhney observed in his order that petitioners are PhD research scholars in Post Graduate Department of History in the University of Jammu and are aggrieved of impugned order dated 26.11.2015 passed by the Registrar of Jammu University and order dated 10.12.2015 passed by HoD of History Department by virtue of which the petitioners have been directed to give choice of new supervisor for continuation of their PhD course rejecting their applications for continuation with the existing supervisor Prof Nirmal Singh.
Advocate Aseem Sawhney contended that most of the petitioners have completed 80-90% of research work and they are required to submit the thesis in the month of April 2016. It was further contended by Sawhney that the Supervisor, Prof Nirmal Singh is willing to continue to impart guidance to the petitioners.
Further it was contended that even after induction, Prof Singh has already guided two research scholars and in terms of the impugned orders, the petitioners will have to choose new supervisor to the detriment of their academic career which is nearing completion.
Sawhney said that present Supervisor being a devoted teacher, guided the petitioners- scholars in their subject most diligently, and under his able guidance, the petitioners have been able to get through most of the research work.
The respondents referred to a resolution passed by University Council of Jammu, on 7th December 1987 in their impugned order dated 26.11.2015 but said resolution no where corresponds with the impugned order dated 26.11.2015 and its impugned clause 5 which is bad in the eyes of law and therefore be set aside, the counsel urged.
After hearing submissions of counsel, Aseem Sawhney, the High Court issued notice to the Jammu University through its Registrar, Vice Chancellor and HoD History, and also stayed the impugned orders.
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