Chandigarh, April 10 -- The chancellor's office has asked Panjab University's vice-chancellor to take necessary action on a complaint regarding faculty recruitment at MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36-A, in the absence of a regular principal for over 18 months.

The communication forwards a representation by Mohali-based academic Anil Bhatia, submitted on March 30, the same day the college's screening committee met at the office of the Dean of College Development Council (DCDC), PU, to scrutinise applications for 11 assistant professor posts.

In his complaint, Bhatia questioned whether recruitment can proceed in the absence of a regular principal, in light of the university's own rules and prior directions on the matter.

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