Delhi HC stays JNU order terminating professor, a Congress MP, over sexual harassment allegations
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The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed the October 9 order of Jawaharlal Nehru University dismissing professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, who had been accused of sexual harassment by students, Bar and Bench reported.
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Akoijam is a Congress Lok Sabha MP from Manipur.
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the interim order after Akoijam told the court that the university had not issued him a notice before dismissing him, the legal news outlet reported.
The court also issued notice to the university, seeking its response on Akoijam’s petition challenging his termination.
The matter will be heard again in January 2027.
Akoijam, who lived on campus, had been accused of inviting students to his residence for gatherings and making sexual advances. Some complainants also alleged that he made lewd and inappropriate comments during classes and viva examinations, including demands for sexual acts in exchange for marks.
Akoijam had denied the allegations, accusing what he described as “racist schemers” attempting to tarnish his reputation with unverified claims and lies.
On October 9, the university said that the allegations against Akoijam had been investigated by the internal committee. Based on the panel’s findings, the professor at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems was dismissed from service with immediate effect.
Edited by Sneha.
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