After almost two years, IIT-Kharagpur on Tuesday reinstated the suspended whistleblower Prof Rajeev Kumar of Computer Science and Engineering Department who had taken on the institute over a slew of irregularities.
Sources at HRD Ministry said that in response to the HRD Ministry’s directions to revoke the suspension last month, IIT Registrar on Tuesday issued a memo to Prof Rajeev Kumar and allowed him to resume his duty with immediate effect. “Prof Kumar’s suspension has been revoked without prejudice to rights and contentions of the institute before the Delhi HC and the actions that may be taken by the Board of Governors of the institute on the basis of enquiry report,” said the memo. HRD Additional Secretary (Technical) Amita Sharma last week had directed the institute to revoke the suspension of Professor Rajiv Kumar and reinstate him.
Sources at Ministry said that Kumar in the meantime has requested HRD to transfer him to IIT Kanpur to avoid any further confrontation with the Kharagpur fraternity. PNS