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Probe report indicts Bangalore university official

Chitra V. Ramani

Panels says Talawar has breached the code
of conduct
Report to be discussed at Syndicate meeting
on Saturday

Bangalore: The one-man inquiry committee formed to look into the allegations levelled against M.S. Talawar, professor and chairman, Department of Education, Bangalore University, has submitted its report to the university.

The inquiry committee, headed by Ko. Chennabasappa, retired District and Sessions Judge, looked into the matter and reportedly held that the allegations levelled by five faculty members of the Department of Education were true. However, the committee maintained that the charge of misappropriation of funds was baseless.

The committee has found that Dr. Talawar had breached the code of conduct. “To behave courteously with colleagues and subordinates is an unwritten code of conduct. In the circumstances, I hold that the allegation of misbehaviour is proved,” Mr. Chennabasappa has said in the report.

The faculty members had alleged that Dr. Talawar had not taken up classes as required under the rules of the university and had utilised more leave. During investigation, the report says, Dr. Talawar had admitted that “due to other heavy work, he had to attend to the other duties assigned to him by the university.” Mr. Chennabasappa has concluded that the first and primary duty was to teach and train students under his charge. “Frequent absence would have certainly affected the standard of teaching and inculcating the spirit of dedication and devotion to the cause of education… My conclusion in this regard is that Dr. Talawar has not discharged the duties in taking the classes.”

Another allegation was that he had abused his position as chairman of the department and favoured his nephew Nagaraj Talawar. It had been mentioned that Dr. Talawar had favoured his nephew, who had appeared for the entrance examination for the postgraduate course. The committee has held that the charge has been proved beyond doubt and serious action needs to be initiated. “Lapse of time is no justification to ignore/excuse the serious infringement of the rules and regulations.”

A senior official said that the inquiry committee report had been submitted on January 1. The report is slated to be discussed at the next Syndicate meeting scheduled on Saturday, the official said.

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