Calcutta HC stays notice to Visva-Bharati professor

Kolkata:  The Calcutta High Court has stayed a notice to a professor of the Visva-Bharati by the internal complaints committee of the varsity.
The professor had been accused of making derogatory remarks against the varsity and some of its officials and an enquiry was conducted.
One of the members of the enquiry committee, before which the petitioner professor appeared, complained in writing to the vice-chancellor that he used the term “khos golpo” during the appearance, claiming that it was “extremely inappropriate, considering the time and place of its usage”.
Following the complaint, the internal complaints committee issued a notice to the professor on August 14, challenging which he moved the high court.
Hearing the petition, Justice Rajasekhar Mantha noted that what transpires from the complaint of the committee member is that the petitioner did not answer any question in the enquiry and stated in Bengali that he is satisfied having a pleasant conversation (“khos golpo”) with the complainant.
The court said that the dictionary meaning of the Bengali phrase “khos golpo” is “a pleasant chat, an amusing tale or story”.