Overview

• The Leh deputy commissioner’s August 21 order says the 1,076 kanal Phyang tract now escheats to the state and directs the Tehsildar to clear encumbrances and update revenue records.
• Citing non-compliance, the order notes no lease deed or formal handover was executed and no university recognized by law was established, declaring the 2018 allotment lapsed as of May 5, 2019.
• Founder Sonam Wangchuk and CEO Gitanjali Angmo reject the decision as politically motivated and say the institute will seek judicial relief.
• HIAL says more than 400 learners have completed programs and that it applied to the UGC in March 2022, depositing the required fee.
• The Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance denounce the move as an effort to mute statehood and Sixth Schedule demands in the Union Territory.