Overview

• Protesters at the Kolkata campus on Saturday blocked Vice-Chancellor N. K. Chakrabarti’s vehicle and kept him inside the university for hours while calling for his resignation.
• An executive council meeting on campus drew demonstrations in front of Supreme Court Justice Dipankar Dutta and state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, and students said no decision followed.
• The Supreme Court on September 12 dismissed a sexual harassment case against the V-C as time-barred but issued sharp remarks and directed that its judgment be added to his resume.
• Students’ statement cited alleged financial mismanagement, lack of transparency, and persistent administrative failures alongside the court’s order in urging a leadership change.
• Reports indicate a section of faculty has begun non-cooperation with the V-C following the apex court’s order, though no administrative removal has been announced.