Architexturez. wrote:

The bogus principal

By a staff reporter | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 10:24:39 IST
Petition in High Court says the principal of J.J. School of Architecture
is having forged doctorate

ref:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Move_to_sack_JJ_principal_upheld/articleshow/3613569.cms

| over two years, on an open-and-shut case, a testimony
| to a toothless CoA, we didnt' realise how that institution
| had deprecated, so tell us, has it fallen low enough?
| we heard something about some conservation and sustainibility
| (or let us say, the end of ideology) project "sponsored" by
| the CoA?
|
| anyhow, this delay is, in all senses, another nail in the coffin,
| where the credibility of Indian Institutions may rest in peace.

The Bombay high court on Saturday upheld a University of Mumbai decision
to remove Rajan Lakule from the post of the principal of Sir JJ Scho
ol of Architecture.

A division bench of Justices F I Rebello and Ashutosh Kumbhakoni also
rejected Lakule's plea to stay the verdict.

A committee headed by retired HC judge D G Deshpande had filed a report
listing the irregularities in Lakule's appointment, which had formed the
basis of the vice-chancellor's decision to remove him, the university
counsel, advocate Rui Rodrigues, said.

Lakule had been appointed as the principal of the college in June 2004.
However, controversy followed his appointment after it was alleged that
he had obtained an online doctorate from the Ashwood University in 2003.

According to the rules laid down by the university, only those with PhD
and five years experience as a professor could hold the position of a
principal. The committee headed by Deshpande had found that Lakule
obtained the Phd degree online.

In September, the university vice-chancellor accepted the report and
revoked Lakules appointment.