Shimla, Oct. 11 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has stayed an order issued by the Governor-cum-Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) assigning the duties of Vice-Chancellor to the Dean of Studies and the Registrar during the incumbent VC's foreign tour, granting relief to Pro Vice-Chancellor Rajinder Verma.

Justice Sandeep Sharma, while hearing a petition filed by Verma, ordered that the October 1, 2026, office order shall remain in abeyance until the next date of hearing. The court directed that Verma shall continue performing his duties as Pro Vice-Chancellor in the same manner as before the completion of his initial tenure.

The dispute arose after the Chancellor assigned the duties of Vice-Chancellor to BK Shivram, Dean ...