IIT Kharagpur Showcauses 86 Teachers for 'Being a Signatory' to a Mass Representation
Subhankar Chowdhury | 01 December 2024 | The Telegraph
IIT Kharagpur has showcaused 86 teachers for “being a signatory” to a mass representation in which they told the registrar not to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the four office-bearers of the IIT teachers’ association.
The registrar said in a notice on November 29 that those who signed the mass petition are being showcaused because their act has “violated” the conduct rules of the institute.
The notice said according to statute 15 (17) Schedule B, point 16 (B): “No employee shall be signatory to any joint representation addressed to the authorities for redress of any grievances or of any other matter.”…