P&H: Sets aside contractual professor’s termination over non-supply of complaint copy in disciplinary proceedings
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the termination of a contractual Assistant Professor at Chaudhary Devi Lal University, holding that he was not given a copy of the complaint that led to disciplinary proceedings against him. Justice Harpreet Singh Brar ruled that the omission denied him an effective opportunity to respond to the allegations.
Dr. Rakesh Kumar, who had served the University since 2016, challenged the termination order dated August 27, 2026. He argued that the complaint underlying the proceedings had not been provided to him and that he could not properly defend himself. The University maintained...
