Several retired employees of University of Mysore held a demonstration in front of Crawford Hall in the city on Monday, July 3, to protest against the failure of the university authorities to disburse their monthly pension.
The University of Mysore’s Retired Employees Forum said the Karnataka High Court’s recent stay on the appointment of Prof. N.K. Lokanath as the Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore has adversely affected the day-to-day functioning of the university, including issuing financial sanctions.
With university officials including the Finance Officer not empowered to approve sanctions with such huge financial implications, the university authorities had contacted the officials of Higher Education Department in Bengaluru. However, senior officials of the department were away attending the Budget session of the State Legislature, according to sources.
