Three months before the expiry of his term, GNLU Gandhinagar director Dr Bimal Patel had stripped GNLU’s registrar Thomas Mathew of most de-facto powers, allegedly in a bid to control the process to select Patel’s successor, according to a formal letter of complaint sent to the Gujarat high court and others.
Three GNLU staff members had recently addressed a representation to the Gujarat high court (see copy below), stating that Patel was “clearly misusing the power and the position to extend his tenure until possible” and that as part of his attempt in this direction Patel had “taken away administrative powers of the registrar, the officer responsible for carrying out the process of appointing the new director”.
The majority of the registrar’s powers were delegated to the law school’s deputy registrar, Avinash Bhagi.
It is normally within the registrar’s powers at GNLU to sign-off on the director search process, according to campus sources.
In an email to GNLU’s staff on 6 August, Patel had written:
Dear Colleagues,
Except for admissions and convocation matters to be dealt by Thomas Sir [the registrar, Thomas Mathew], all other matters, documents, signatures, consultations, complaints / suggestions, shall be first directed to Avinash Sir [the deputy registrar, Avinash Bhagi].
Bhagi sir will have all authority and power delegated by me to deal with all matters. You can copy the same to Mr Sushil Goswami for effective coordination. Email ID [redacted] can be used for all these purposes.
The registrar Thomas Mathew did not respond to our calls and messages for comment since last week Wednesday.
They further stated in the representation that “in order to continue a director of the university the director has suppressed facts, violated norms, violated standard procedure, delayed procedures and many more”.
They also objected to the executive council resolution, which had decided that Patel would continue as director until the appointment of his successor.
Patel has not responded to our calls, messages and emails since we have reported the expiry of his term. He also did not respond on the above allegations.
Patel had told Bar & Bench on 7 December: “My second term as the Director ended on 2 November 2018. As per the GNLU Regulations, the Executive Council has constituted a Search Committee for the appointment of director and asked me to continue in office until my successor is appointed.
“I can say that pursuit of excellence has been achieved by the hard-work, honesty, sincerity and team-work till today and will continue till last working day as the director.”
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The above surely calls for inquiry against Bimal Patel
There is a vacation/internship break in GNLU from 31st October to 1st Jan. If you're really free like a stray dog and not a pussy like us, plese go and protest on our behalf.
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Why this kolaveri di?
Its also time that he publishes a book on "THE ART OF FAKING IT"as he's a master in that, if you don't believe me, read the books[b]"AUTHORED[/b]" by HIM!?!
Ohk, my bad !! Read the books which say they are authored by him. And if you hold a trivia on the said books, trust me, the co-author would know more about the book than the so-called author.
I do not intend to hurt religious sentiments. Apologies if I inadvertently did. So here is a secular reference from GoT. Petyr Baelish paraphrased: There is no justice in this world. It is what we make of it"
You want BimPa to pay, just do it. Fine get into your Nike gear and then do it.
What do we intend to do next? Or have done? Before running down GNLU students, we may as well do something meaningful in Kolkata. Lord Taluk and PIB before him have made NUJS a joke.
#OmitTalukdar #SikhaSentPacking #OccupyNUJS
If someone takes a print out of this and file a PIL than you will be behind Bar's.
Be careful BIMPA.....
Making rules above Act...
BIMPA.....
Enjoying all powers.
Playing games to survive and keep receiving salary...
He advised staff to leave on completion of contract....
Now he is hiding facts continuing
Just leave respectfully BIMPA have some shame....
The width of subjects for which he claims co-authorship is a revelation considering he does not have a basic law degree and his field of claimed expertise is International Law.
Manoj Sinha has the same pedigree as BimPa. The degrees are not in the ascending order but in the descending one.
As per normal understanding the head of institution must have a degree which he is giving to students.
BIMPA are you eligible to become advocate on Court first find out and than talk about eminence.
He indulged in direct bullying. Now he can't take some cyber bullying? Common', be a sport.
by telephoning Mr Bimal N. Patel, International Cooperation Branch at +31 (0)70 416 3822. Additional information on the course itself can also be found on the VERIFIN website, www.verifin.helsinki.fi
Follow the below Link (See Last Page):
www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/S_series/2008/en/S_695_2008-EN.pdf
It is serious question that in PhD it is compulsory to do the Course work (means the candidate have to remain present) of 06 Months, so 2 PhD means 01 year of his total 10 years of service and as per my understanding he has never taken leave of this duration.
This is a matter of inquiry and serious concern about the bending of rules and regulation......
1. If GNLU has world class campus, then why don't we have ACs in hostels? Why don't we have separate toilets in boys hostel? Why do we have a food mess that is hot like an oven in summers when it is evident that summers are terribly hot in Gujarat? Because the administrators don't care about the students. They will make world class facilities only for their own use like guest houses etc. and chill on the hard earned money paid as fees by students' parents.
2. GNLU does not seem to be secular. In fact, there used to be a practice of playing loud bhajans on University speakers in evening. This happened even when the administration knew that it is against the tenets of some religion. Isn't that imposing Hinduism? I believe Right wing organisations are involved in it.
3. GNLU takes money to maintain the cricket ground from students and then lends it to outsiders on weekends. I guess they will soon start having marriage ceremonies also on the ground.This is blatant misuse of public funds and also declining GNLU students their right to play on campus.
4. The CLAT exam conducted by GNLU was a total blunder and they literally played with the future of thousands of
students.
5. Learning foreign language has been made compulsory unnecessary even though BCI has not made it mandatory to learn it. What is the point if more than 90% students choose to work in India later on? It should not be made compulsory.
6. In the light of recent controversy over separate food eating in IIT Madras, people should know that GNLU does not allow students to sit on the same floor and has made a separate seating for non vegetarian consuming students. When those who eat non veg are not stuffing good in the mouths of veg eaters, then why such discrimination? Moreover, with no offence to Jain students, since they belong to the same community as the Director himself, they get undue favours from mess staff and staff has been instructed to cook separate food for them even at a moment's notice and I personally saw this happening. With due reapeWhy is such favour not extended to other students?
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1. Tell me how much fees you are charging per annum from students. Compare the amount with other universities. You will find your answer. And don't say then that other NLUs are more expensive.It is the collective responsibility of you and the State to make education affordable and not ridiculously expensive that only people from upper middle class and high class are able to afford the education whereas a larger majority of the population is kept away from the institute simply because they can't afford paying lakhs per year.
Also, you give only a magte rereduction
Also, you give a meagre reduction in fees to students from backward classes. This has an advers effect on their accessibility to State's better resources.
Now, you will say that we pay scholarships to meritorious students. To that, I will say that their number and amount are very less. Moreover, scholarships are exception and not the rule. Here, sadly, the rule is certainly tough on the Indian masses. I really doubt the citizen friendliness of the fees structure.
On a different yet similar note, recently it was stated before the Apex Court that CLAT Committee has been making disproportionate profits from keeping the fees for CLAT form more than 3k-4k. Is it a way to stop students from poorer families from getting admissions to NLUs? Now you will say that GNLU is not the sole decision making body on CLAT. To this, I will reply that you also had the opportunity to conduct CLAT once. Bht then, you didn't also think of reducing the financial burden on the candidates at least. Later on, they might have been able to arrange for scholarships but such policies are stopping them from getting the entry only to NLUs. I will doubt your bona fide, hence.
See you have to allow the students to take opportunity of playing in the ground bhoot and maintained from the funds that were collected from them in the name of fees. If outsiders come and play on "The Oval of Gujarat", students may feel insecure due to presence of strangers. These are unknown people. They cannot be allowed inside the campus without proper verification. You may get their police verification done first.
How can you allow strangers? These days environment is not good. People come to universities and supply wrong things to students. Students are innocent. They are the future of the nation and their interest should be protected.Bharat Mata ki Jai!
3. Giving training in foreign language is not bad. But, why are you charging fees for it separately? Why are you making it compulsory? Suppose a student wants to join Litigation/ Judicial services/ Civil services. He may choose to learn regional languages. All paperwork is done either in English or regional language. He may not want to burden himself with learning a foreign language if he only wants to stay in the country. Mera Bharat mahaan! What will that student get from French or German or Russian? Why are you making this policy mandatory? I also say that a vast majority of the country wants to improve other skills. Some universities have a motto of only catering to a few rich and keeping Indian masses devoid of quality facilities. Can we say such institutes are not justifying the taxpayers money and making education inaccessible for all? We need to reflect upon this seriously.
4. You see there is a basic tenet of some religions/ faiths (who are a numerical minority in the country) that they are not supposed to do Idol worship. When they are forcibly made to listen to religious songs from other religions, it may hurt their religious sentiments. And imagine all this happening in an educational institute that provides scientific instruction to its students. I think, in my humble opinion, it may amount to imposition of majority faith in a secular country. Since GNLU is State run and manages itself from public money, it should treat all religions equally and not side with a particular sect/ faith/ religion.
You must have been taught in your Constitutional Law-I class (by an eminent Constitutional law teacher) that the Indian state does not actively side with one particular religion only. That may result into bias in the Indian society.
Rather, it is passively supportive and tolerant of all religions and faiths.
Now, you will say so should we stop celebrating Navratri, Diwali, Holi, Christmas, Eid, Guru Purab on campus? To that, I will say that I do not say so. Students should have the freedom to celebrate any day that they want (be it Valentine's the coming February). But, when speakers purchased and run by public money are utilised to play songs catering to a selected religion..(rest you understand from my silence as I am not in the habit of putting everything in writing as I imagine stuff and keep judging my students constantly because well who has the time to write books, deliver meaningful lectures and be a true academician that one should be)
Tolerate both equally!!
He was also chosen to be a member of panel that recommended names for SEBI Chief, IRDAI Chief, etc. (WOW! I MEAN WHO EXACTLY CHOOSES THE PANEL THAT WILL CHOOSE THE CHIEFS OF REGULATORS?)
Given his eminent position among Legal scholars in India, I believe he should be nominated as a JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT. (OOPS! THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE DURING THE TENURE OF THE LAST CJI)
ALL THOSE IN SUPPORT PLEASE WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT, PMO AND COLLEGIUM FOR MAKING A HISTORICAL MOVE BY CHOOSING PROFESSOR BIMAL BHAI AS A SUPREME COURT JUDGE UNDER THE EMINENT JURIST CATEGORY.
ALL HAIL BIMAL BHAI! I THINK I WILL GET A TATTOO OF HIS NAME ON MY BODY. GUYS, PLEASE SUGGEST WHAT BODY PART SHOULD I GET IT DONE ON.