SHRI HEMANTA KUMAR PANDA, ADVOCATE, S/O LATE NEERADA CHANDRA PANDA Vs. COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY TO THE CHANCELLOR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition has been filed for a direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (for short, 'CBI') to investigate into the allegations basing upon which various reports have been submitted, i.e., R.C.Behera Inquiry Report (Annexure -2), State Women Commission Enquiry Report dated 16.05.2008 (Annexure -3) on the allegation of women students, State Women Commission Report dated 19.05.2008 (Annexure -4) on the allegation of a lady Professor, complaint dated 10.12.2008 (Annexure -6) of Miss Bhagyalaxmi Pradhan, Enquiry Report dated 19.2.2010 (Annexure -8) submitted by Commissioner -cum -Secretary, Higher Education Department and on daily media diary (Annexure -10). Further, prayer of the Petitioner is to direct Special A.G. (Audit) to make audit of the accounts of the Berhampur University.

(2.) THIS writ petition in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation has been filed by a practising Advocate claiming himself as a social as well as human activist. According to the Petitioner, after passing LL.B. and LL.M. from Berhampur University in 2009 he has registered his name in the same University for Ph.D. in Law. Besides his engagement in legal profession, he is also actively engaged in social and human rights activities and is deeply acting against the corruption, nepotism, favouritism in all governmental works to save the public funds from being siphoned by the corrupted government officials.

(3.) MR . M.S. Panda, learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that even though three months have passed after submission of the first report vide Annexure -8, the Hon'ble Chancellor has not taken any action on the same. The Commissioner -cum -Secretary, Higher Education Department after submission of the report has also not taken into consideration the further points of allegation referred to him and concluded his enquiry. Therefore, opp. party No. 2 be directed to conduct enquiry on rest of the issues and submit his final report. Because of the conduct of Dr. B.K.Sahu, image of the University has gone down seriously. Almost 50% of the seats are lying vacant for which the University is running under acute financial crisis and students are No. more attracted by the academic excellence of the University. Dr. B.K.Sahu is living like a king in the official residence of the University. When all the required facilities of a Vice -Chancellor are available in the said Vice -Chancellor quarters, O.P. No. 4 has additionally furnished the said quarter at the expense of the University funds with all luxurious, valuable and selected items of reputed brands which had been provided beyond the budget provision of the University.