UP Governor Ram Naik has terminated the services of the Professor Munna Singh Chauhan former Vice Chancellor of the Chandra Shekhar Azad University of agriculture and technology Kanpur on corruption charges. Prof Singh was the professor in botany department of lucknow University and later appointed as VC of the CSA University.
He was suspended from the post of the vice chancellor of the university following the complaints of alleged irregularities committed by him in appointments in CSA University. He later resigned from the office of the VC which was rejected by the governor and he ordered an inquiry into the corruption changes leveled against him. The inquiry was headed by the two retired judges of the Allahabad high court. The inquiry committee held him guilty of committing irregularities in appointments made by him of teachers and non teaching staff. The appointments were made without obtaining the approval of the executive council of the university.
The complaint against the VC alleged that the wife of Prof Munna Singh on telephone had asked for the bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a candidate for the post of the assistant professor. The telephonic conversation was recorded by the candidate and the CD was send to the Governor. Following the complaint, the process of appointments in CSA University were stayed by the Governor.
Over 75 teachers, employees’ leaders and MPs had complained against the irregularities committed by the Vice chancellor in the appointments. Following the complaint the governor had suspended the VC and later ordered an inquiry.
The governor on humanitarian grounds has allowed Prof Singh to complete his remaining 8 years of service in luck now university. The wife of Prof Singh had committed suicide after he was suspended from the post of the VC of CSA University.