In a reply to a RTI query it has come to light that Dr Rajan Welukar utilized the services of prominent lawyers, who were not part of the approved panel of Lawyers of the Mumbai University to defend his appointment as Vice Chancellor of the University. These Prominent lawyers who were over and above those who are paneled lawyer for the University were paid Rs 12.11 Lakhs as fees for the services provided. Worse, the amount spent from the coffers of the University did not have appropriate sanction from the Govt or the Governor, who functions as the Chancellor of the University. This information was revealed in a reply to a query filed by RTI Activist Anil Galgali.
RTI Activist Anil Galgali had filed a query with the Mumbai University seeking details of Lawyer appointed and expenses incurred for defending the appointment of Dr Rajan Welukar as VC of the University. In a reply to Galgali, the University's Law Dept's Suprintendent Smt Smita Shinde informed that, The University was represented in the Supreme Court by Adv Naveen Prakash and he has been paid Rs 8 Lakhs till date. Naveen Prakash had presented 2 bills of Rs 5.50 Lakhs & Rs 2.50 Lakhs on 23rd May 2014. In the year 2013 Naveen Prakash claimed Rs 5.50 Lakhs as fees for attending before the court on 29th April, 5th July, 23rd July, 6th august, 9th December. Also he presented a bill of Rs 2.50 Lakhs for attending before the court on 2nd July & 31st July 2013. Naveen Prakash was appointed to represent the case on 2nd July 2013 on the request of Adv Rui Rodrigues a panel lawyer of the University and the appointment was sanctioned by the Pro - Vice Chancellor under the leadership of Dr Rajan Welulkar.
The University also incurred legal expenses of Rs 4,10,900 for defending the case in the Mumbai High Court. In the High Court the University was represented by 3 lawyers namely Adv Rafiq Dada, Adv Naushad Engineer, & Adv Sagar Talekar, and they were respectively paid Rs 3,30,900 (Rafiq Dada), Rs 45,000 (Naushad Engineer) & Rs 35,000 (Sagar Talekar) as fees. On being queried whether any permission / sanction of the Governor or the State Govt was obtained or not, Anil Galgali was replied that, this information was not available with the dept.
Dr Rajan Welukar assumed charge of the Vice Chancellor of the Mumbai University in the afternoon of 7th July 2010 and 3 cases were filed in the Mumbai High Court challenging his appointment. To defend his appointment Dr Rajan Welukar sought the services of high profile private lawyers and the charges were paid from the coffers of the University which generates its revenue from the fees paid by students pursuing various courses offered by the University, such amount generated should have been used for betterment of services offered by the University and not to defend the appointment of the VC,said Anil Galgali. The VC could have used the services of the paneled lawyers whereby the University would not have incurred extra cost. This legal expenses which has now been paid by the University should be recovered from Dr Rajan Welukar demanded Anil Galgali, in letter's addressed to the Governor & the Chief Minister.
RTI Activist Anil Galgali had filed a query with the Mumbai University seeking details of Lawyer appointed and expenses incurred for defending the appointment of Dr Rajan Welukar as VC of the University. In a reply to Galgali, the University's Law Dept's Suprintendent Smt Smita Shinde informed that, The University was represented in the Supreme Court by Adv Naveen Prakash and he has been paid Rs 8 Lakhs till date. Naveen Prakash had presented 2 bills of Rs 5.50 Lakhs & Rs 2.50 Lakhs on 23rd May 2014. In the year 2013 Naveen Prakash claimed Rs 5.50 Lakhs as fees for attending before the court on 29th April, 5th July, 23rd July, 6th august, 9th December. Also he presented a bill of Rs 2.50 Lakhs for attending before the court on 2nd July & 31st July 2013. Naveen Prakash was appointed to represent the case on 2nd July 2013 on the request of Adv Rui Rodrigues a panel lawyer of the University and the appointment was sanctioned by the Pro - Vice Chancellor under the leadership of Dr Rajan Welulkar.
The University also incurred legal expenses of Rs 4,10,900 for defending the case in the Mumbai High Court. In the High Court the University was represented by 3 lawyers namely Adv Rafiq Dada, Adv Naushad Engineer, & Adv Sagar Talekar, and they were respectively paid Rs 3,30,900 (Rafiq Dada), Rs 45,000 (Naushad Engineer) & Rs 35,000 (Sagar Talekar) as fees. On being queried whether any permission / sanction of the Governor or the State Govt was obtained or not, Anil Galgali was replied that, this information was not available with the dept.
Dr Rajan Welukar assumed charge of the Vice Chancellor of the Mumbai University in the afternoon of 7th July 2010 and 3 cases were filed in the Mumbai High Court challenging his appointment. To defend his appointment Dr Rajan Welukar sought the services of high profile private lawyers and the charges were paid from the coffers of the University which generates its revenue from the fees paid by students pursuing various courses offered by the University, such amount generated should have been used for betterment of services offered by the University and not to defend the appointment of the VC,said Anil Galgali. The VC could have used the services of the paneled lawyers whereby the University would not have incurred extra cost. This legal expenses which has now been paid by the University should be recovered from Dr Rajan Welukar demanded Anil Galgali, in letter's addressed to the Governor & the Chief Minister.
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