JNU: Selection Of Faculty Positions Cannot Be Approved Without Being Routed Through Academic Council, Holds Delhi HC [Read Order]

A significant ruling has come from Delhi High Court in the case of Dr. Bishnupriya Dutt & Ors. v. JNU wherein court has ruled that to effect selections and faculty positions at Jawaharlal Nehru University, approval of Academic Council is necessary. Question before the single judge bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar was to have clarity on whether the panel, which would include the...