Sushanta Dattagupta was sacked as Visva Bharati University's Vice Chancellor by the President in February
Highlights
- Former Vice Chancellor Sushanta Dattagupta was sacked in February
- He was accused of financial and administrative irregularities
- Had challenged legality of Home Ministry's report, petition was dismissed
The Visva Bharati University office in West Bengal's Santiniketan was raided today over alleged irregularities by sacked Vice Chancellor Sushanta Dattagupta.
Mr Dattagupta was sacked by the President in February after a Home Ministry report on financial and administrative irregularities at the university.
Mr Dattagupta was accused of drawing salary from the Visva Bharati University and pension from JNU simultaneously. Under the law, he was required to have got his pension amount deducted from the pay he received from Visva Bharati.
Besides this, Mr Dattagupta was charged with making irregular appointments, including that of the Controller of Examinations despite having no powers, and sanctioning key posts in violation of the Visva Bharati Act.
Mr Dattagupta was appointed in 2011. He had challenged the legality of the ministry's fact-finding committee but his petition was dismissed by the Calcutta High Court.