Dr Raghuram Rao Akkinepally
The 79th meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) of NIPER Mohali was held on 22 March 2023 under the chairmanship of Dr. Girish Sahni, former Director General, CSIR. Subsequent to amendments to the NIPER Act, representatives of different authorities were permitted to attend Board meetings. This amendment was carried out after I, as Director…
The decision of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, to drag its long-running dispute with Dr. Neeraj Kumar to the Supreme Court has raised troubling questions—not just about administrative judgment, but about the reckless use of public money to pursue what increasingly appears to be a personal vendetta. NIPER Mohali has…
The legacy of misgovernance at NIPER Mohali did not merely persist—it was institutionalised. When the newly constituted Board of Governors held its first meeting on December 9, 2022, it already carried the baggage of past failures. Two members from the previous Board found their way into the new one, which was to remain in place…
When I assumed charge as the Director of NIPER Mohali, I was taken aback by the manner in which the minutes of the Board of Governors (BoG) meetings were recorded and, more importantly, how critical decisions were actually taken and later altered. A Table Agenda Item No. 67.T1 titled “Charge of Director, NIPER S.A.S. Nagar…
Time and again, it becomes evident that the NIPER Mohali administration does not apply its rules uniformly. The contrast between the cases of Mr. PJP Singh Waraich and Dr. Neeraj Kumar is a telling example. In CM-459-2023 in LPA-2094-2012, where NIPER Mohali was respondent No. 4, Mr. Waraich had been suspended and later terminated as…
Complaint of Dr. Arvind Kumar Bansal and Action Against Dr. Neeraj Kumar (Continued) ……Para 27 of the Order: Charge No. 5 once again pertained to unacceptable behaviour, insubordination, and vitiating the atmosphere of the department, allegedly resulting in the “destruction of academic ethics.” The entire basis of this charge was yet another complaint by Professor…
(………Continued) How “Mob-Lynching” Worked Against Dr. Neeraj Kumar Dr. Neeraj Kumar was appointed as an Assistant Professor on ad-hoc basis on 14.07.2003 at NIPER Mohali. His services were later regularized for five years on contract, effective 29.07.2003, via order dated 22.07.2004. He successfully completed this term on 28.07.2008 and became entitled to consideration for a…
High Court Reinstates Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Exposes Deep Rot in NIPER Mohali The reinstatement of Dr. Neeraj Kumar by the Punjab and Haryana High Court has laid bare the systemic rot festering within NIPER Mohali. The Division Bench not only ruled that his expulsion was unlawful and based on frivolous charges, but also directed the…
The 71st meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) of NIPER Mohali, held on September 16 and 17, was expected to reinforce the standards of governance for an institute declared of national importance. Instead, it exposed serious procedural lapses, a casual disregard for statutory norms, and a disturbing pattern of selective accountability that ultimately contributed…
I joined NIPER Mohali on May 12, 2017, and soon after attended my first Board of Governors (BoG) meeting — the 70th — held on June 29, 2017, in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr. V. M. Katoch and attended by Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Ms. Meenakshi Gupta (Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor,…
