Guwahati, March 4 -- Vice Chancellor of North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya, Prabha Shankar Shukla officially resumed office on Monday from Delhi.

According to reports, the VC contacted the acting Registrar, informing him that he had resumed his duties, but would remain in Delhi for official work from March 3 to 5.

The NEHUTA of Meghalaya expressed anger over Prof. Shukla's claim of resuming duties on Monday.

"In over fifty years of NEHU's existence, no one has claimed to resume duty virtually after taking earned leave, as Prof. Shukla has for the past three and a half months," NEHUTA President Lakhon Kma said.

Kma accused the VC of violating the NEHU Act, Statutes, Ordinances, and Government of India rules, desp...