Rohtak, Feb. 19 -- Haryana governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh, who is also the chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, on Wednesday reinstated registrar Krishan Kant, setting aside the suspension order issued by vice-chancellor Rajbir Singh on Tuesday night.

The governor's intervention follows a late-night standoff, where the V-C placed the registrar and a senior professor under suspension.

The dispute arose after the registrar emailed executive council (EC) members to postpone Wednesday's meeting, citing directions from the state higher education department.

In a letter issued by his secretary, the governor ordered the immediate reinstatement of Kant and directed that the V-C take no further action without approval from the ...