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Tuesday, April 6, 1999
VC ready to step down, if govt so desires
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
MUMBAI, APRIL 5: ``If the Sena-BJP government desires, I will not hesitate to resign following Governor Dr P C Alexander's strictures,'' controversial Vice Chancellor Snehalata Deshmukh of the University of Mumbai is understood to have told Chief Minister Narayan Rane. Deshmukh, in her meeting with the CM today, submitted a comprehensive note to him explaining the circumstances under which the decision to grant eight grace marks to final year MBBS students was taken.``No doubt that the university's decision has been set aside as bad in law by Alexander, but I am not at all at fault since the decision was taken in the larger interests of the students'' she reportedly told Rane. Meanwhile, a senior government official said notwithstanding the governor's adverse remarks, the government is unlikely to ask her to resign in view of her submission to the CM. Deshmukh reiterated that her decision was in keeping with the provisions of the Maharashtra University Act and ordinance and statutes thereunder. However,the Governor has already rejected her submission in his 11 page order. Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.

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