Chandigarh, March 21 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak to put any decision regarding director Dheeraj Sharma in abeyance till April 2.

The high court bench of justice Vinod S Bhardwaj acted on Sharma's plea filed against a March 5 decision of the central government to order a probe into allegations of financial bungling at the institute and the concealment of vital information about Sharma's academic qualification. Sharma has also challenged a March 13 decision of the education ministry asking board of governors (BoG) of the institute to either suspend Sharma or send him on leave till the completion of probe.

The petition was taken up by the high court on March 18, 19 ...