Chandigarh, May 28 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has sentenced Guru Nanak Dev University's (GNDU) vice chancellor (VC) Karamjeet Singh and registrar Karamjit Singh Chahal to one-month jail in a contempt case.

"Keeping in view their incorrigible attitude, they are held guilty of willfully disobeying the orders passed by this court and consequently are held guilty of committing contempt of court," the bench of justice Pankaj Jain ordered in their presence on May 26. However, it said that simple imprisonment of one month would remain suspended till July 7 to enable them to prefer an appeal against the order.

The order came in a contempt petition moved by university's employees alleging violation of the HC order. In 2024, the HC...