Sirsa varsity law professor files petition in High Court against evaluation ban

A law professor from Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU), Rakesh Kumar, has approached the high court after being barred from evaluating answer sheets by Guru Jambheshwar University (GJU), Hisar.

The controversy erupted when GJU sent the D-bar (evaluation ban) order to CDLU and the Higher Education Department on June 6, 2024. Following this, Kumar, an assistant professor in the law department of CDLU, filed a petition, objecting to the decision.

During the hearing, CDLU failed to present its side, prompting the high court to issue a notice of motion, summoning the university to explain its stance.

Kumar has also served a legal notice to GJU regarding the D-bar order.

The high court has scheduled the next hearing for September 27. Kumar, an Assistant Professor in the Law Department at CDLU, said GJU’s D-bar order was sent to multiple institutions, raising concerns. He said while GJU and other parties were represented in the court, CDLU did not appear.

As a result, the high court issued a direct notice to CDLU, instructing them to present their position in the case.

The issue arose when GJU barred Kumar from evaluating LLM second-year answer sheets, citing negligence. CDLU followed the suit, issuing its own D-bar order, which prevents Kumar from evaluating the LLM papers.

In response, Kumar wrote to the university’s controller of examinations, expressing his objections. He said the decision was made without any prior notice or opportunity to defend himself, which violated the university’s regulations.

Kumar believes that the actions against him are part of a conspiracy, asserting, “No one considered natural justice in my case, and I was never given a chance to present my side.”

CDLU registrar Rajesh Kumar Bansal, said the university’s decision was based on GJU’s evaluation report. He added that CDLU would follow the rules and present its case in court as per the high court’s notice.