Guwahati, May 20 -- North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya, Vice Chancellor Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla has cautioned Prof. Sherwin Sungoh against holding the Academic Council meeting scheduled for May 21.

He emphasized that organizing the meeting without proper authority could trigger disciplinary action.

Prof. Shukla expressed serious reservations about the legitimacy of Prof. Sungoh's move, arguing that it undermines both administrative stability and the future of NEHU's students.

He alleged that Prof. Sungoh assumed the role of acting Vice Chancellor under pressure from the NEHU Teachers' Association (NEHUTA), despite lacking statutory authority as per the NEHU Act and its statutes.

According to Prof. Shukla, holding the ...