India, Sept. 2 -- Army Law College (ALC), Pune, has appointed Ganeshappa Rudrappa Deshmane, assistant professor of Law, as the officiating principal effective from August 30. The move follows the decision of Madhushree Mandar Joshi, the former principal, to proceed on leave after a series of student protests.

A circular issued to students, a copy of which was obtained by HT on Monday, confirmed the appointment. The order was signed by the registrar and head of administration, Col. Suneel Mann (Retd.), on Saturday.

This decision comes after weeks of student unrest on the ALC campus. Around 300 students had staged protests earlier last month, accusing Joshi of harassment, arbitrary decision-making, and mismanagement. The students also all...