High Court directs to take departmental actions against principal, hostel super

The High Court on Wednesday directed to initiate departmental proceedings against the then principal and hostel superintendent of Murari Chand College (MC College) in Sylhet by placing them under suspension within 7 days over the sensational incident of gang-rape in their college campus on September 25, last year.

Vice-chancellor and registrar of the National University have been asked to comply with the directives.

The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah delivered the verdict after holding hearing on a Suo Moto ruling issued in this regard.

Following some published reports over the incident the HC bench headed by Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah issued the ruling on September 29 last year and concluded the hearing on the ruling on March 11 this year.

In the observation the High Court said, "Invariably the rape victim was entitled to have protection from the college authority, a public institution in whatever manner it be in enjoying her most basic fundamental right to life and personal liberty but it was crumbled brutally for which the inaction of the respective authority of the college is responsible."

If the exemplary action is taken against the negligents, the woman of our country will take our take nation forward to a new height free from all sorts of oppression, also observed the court.

Advocate Mohammad Misbah Uddin who brought the reports to the attention of the court took part in support of the ruling, while deputy attorney general Nawroz Md Russel Chowdhury represented the state.

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