Dr Raghuram Rao Akkinepally
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,…
When I assumed charge as the Director of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, one of my immediate priorities was to understand the institutional history — particularly the context behind certain administrative and policy decisions that seemed to have long-term implications for the Institute’s functioning. My inquiries led me to the…
When I took charge as Director of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, my immediate concern was understanding what had gone wrong in an institute once envisioned as a beacon of excellence in pharmaceutical research. What I discovered was disturbing—a pattern of procedural violations, administrative neglect, and entrenched fiefdoms that had…
What happens when those entrusted with upholding institutional ethics turn the rules upside down to protect their own? That is exactly what unfolded at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, under the chairmanship of Dr. V. M. Katoch, aided by Mr. Rajneesh Tingal, Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals. I was the…
