Punjab Study

Lahore :January 10:THE Lahore High Court on Monday summoned Punjab University (PU) Acting Vice Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran for January 13 in a petition challenging the notification under which the government made him acting VC.

Justice Sheikh Ahmad Farooq also issued a notice and sought reply from the Punjab Higher Education secretary, asking him to explain as to why Dr Kamran had been appointed as acting vice chancellor. The court issued this order while hearing a civil miscellaneous application filed by Dr Mughees-ud-Din, a candidate for the slot of the VC, in his main petition, seeking restraining order against possible extension to Dr Mujahid as a VC after his retirement on January 2.

The petitioner submitted Dr Mujahid was appointed as vice chancellor for a period of four years under section 14 of the PU Act, and according to law, the VC could neither be granted extension nor could be permitted to serve as acting VC.

He said extension to a retired VC by the government was unlawful after a judgment by Supreme Court which declared that extension after the retirement from service was illegal and unlawful.

The petitioner’s counsel contended that Mujahid Kamran wanted to continue as a substitute arrangement so that his wife or cousin could be facilitated. He requested the court to set aside the notification of his appointment as acting VC, declaring it unlawful and illegal step by the government. Justice Farooq had already issued a notice to the higher education secretary on main petition of Dr Mughees-ud-Din.The news.