A section of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) is unhappy with the university's plan to appoint ex-Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir as an honorary professor.
The unease, several sources in the university said, stemmed from the fact that earlier this month, Justice Kabir was one of the first to come out in support of Justice Ganguly, after the allegations of harassment surfaced.
In an internal note circulated by vice-chancellor Dr I P Bhat within the university on December 5 - a copy of which is with TOI - the university administration informed everyone about the proposed move and sought views.
"The university seeks to appoint Hon'ble Justice Altamas Kabir, former Chief Justice of India in the capacity of an honorary professor of WBNUJS," the internal note said, adding, "Justice Kabir has expressed his willingness to get associated with the university in this capacity, on a request made by the vice-chancellor, WBNUJS."
Elaborating on the ex CJI's association with the university, the statement said, "Justice Kabir will be taking classes on 'Law and the Child' in the winter semester as an optional paper and on 'Human Rights' in the monsoon semester, if this proposal meets your approval."
While seeking comments on the proposed appointment, the internal note also made it clear that in case replies were not received by December 16, "it would be presumed that you have approved the proposal for appointment of Justice Altamas Kabir".
When contacted, Dr Bhat refused to comment. University registrar Dr Surajit C Mukhopadhyay could only confirm the development relating to Justice Kabir but refused to comment on the unease within the university.
A university insider said faculty members and staff were distressed that no action was taken by the university on the allegations leveled by its former student against Justice Ganguly.
"We flagged the issue in November itself and demanded the university investigate the issue at the earliest so that a clear message is sent that NUJS is a safe environment for our students. Yet no steps were taken. Now we received the internal note on Kabir's proposed appointment. Instead of sending a strong message that NUJS views the shameful harassment incident very seriously and such incidents should never happen when students go on university internships, we want to appoint an ex-CJI who backed Justice Ganguly and supports him," a staff member said.
Soon after Justice Ganguly's name was made public by the Supreme Court, Justice Kabir had defended him saying he was "shocked and shattered". He was quoted as saying, "I am shocked and shattered. I have known Ashok for long. The allegations made on him I would never ever believe that this is possible."
Justice Kabir had also backed Justice Ganguly's continuance as chairman of West Bengal Human Rights Commission arguing that mere allegation shouldn't lead to resignation.\
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