Rohtak, April 6 -- Days after Punjab and Haryana high court directed the authorities of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak to take a call on the validity of a professor's PhD degree, the executive council of the varsity found physical education professor Kultaj Singh's degree invalid.

An official spokesperson of the MDU said that the executive council has discussed the matter of Kultaj Singh and observed that the PhD degree awarded to him by CMJ university, Meghalaya can't be considered valid and the promotion to the post of professor along with other benefits granted to him since December 5, 2012, are withdrawn.

Kultaj Singh's promotion as professor and his appointment as head of the physical education department at MDU was cha...