It also directed that no coercive action be taken against the Congress MP till the next hearing on Nov 5. New Delhi: A court Tuesday issued notice to Delhi Police on dismissed JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam’s anticipatory bail plea in a sexual harassment case.
Delhi Police registered an FIR against Akoijam on Oct 12, days after his dismissal from service. Justice Anup J Bhambhani of Delhi High Court Monday stayed the operation of JNU’s termination order while hearing his petition challenging the dismissal and listed the matter in Jan 2027.
Vice-chancellor Shantishree D Pandit had said the university’s Internal Complaints Committee had recommended disciplinary action based on the findings of its inquiry. In Oct, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) dismissed Akoijam following an internal inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment.
Special judge Dig Vinay Singh directed the investigating officer (IO) to appear with the case file on the next date.