<div>TERI has ended its last major association with R K Pachauri who has been facing sexual harassment charges with former finance secretary Ashok Chawla replacing him as the chancellor of the university.<br /><br />The announcement of Chawla replacing Pachauri was conveyed to the students of the university today by its pro vice chancellor Rajiv Seth.<br /><br />Earlier named as the chairman of TERI, Chawla will replace Pachauri who had proceeded on leave after communicating that he will skip the institution's convocation in March after a group of students refused to receive degrees from him.<br /><br />Asked whether Pachauri's association with TERI and its university has ended, Seth confirmed the development to PTI saying "Yes".<br /><br />He said, "Although the decision was taken during a meeting on August 19, we had a board of management meeting yesterday.<br /><br />"So I thought it would be prudent to announce to the students only after that. I passed the information to the students today," he said.<br /><br />Asked whether Pachauri continues to remain on leave, Seth said, "There is a new chancellor now. So the leave automatically ceases".<br /><br />Asked when Chawla will join, Seth said, "He is already the chancellor. He (Chawla) is travelling as of now. He would be back by end of the week."<br /><br />TERI's Governing Council had appointed Chawla as its new Chairman and inducted Ajay Mathur as the new Director General.<br /><br />On February 13 last year an FIR was registered against Pachauri on charges of sexual harassment of a former employee under IPC sections 354, 354(a), 354(d) (molestation) and 506 (criminal intimidation).<br /><br />In February this year another woman came out in public making similar allegations against Pachauri.<br /><br />The woman, who claimed Pachauri made sexual advances at her more than 10 years ago, had also slammed TERI for appointing Pachauri as executive vice-chairman. <br /></div>
<div>TERI has ended its last major association with R K Pachauri who has been facing sexual harassment charges with former finance secretary Ashok Chawla replacing him as the chancellor of the university.<br /><br />The announcement of Chawla replacing Pachauri was conveyed to the students of the university today by its pro vice chancellor Rajiv Seth.<br /><br />Earlier named as the chairman of TERI, Chawla will replace Pachauri who had proceeded on leave after communicating that he will skip the institution's convocation in March after a group of students refused to receive degrees from him.<br /><br />Asked whether Pachauri's association with TERI and its university has ended, Seth confirmed the development to PTI saying "Yes".<br /><br />He said, "Although the decision was taken during a meeting on August 19, we had a board of management meeting yesterday.<br /><br />"So I thought it would be prudent to announce to the students only after that. I passed the information to the students today," he said.<br /><br />Asked whether Pachauri continues to remain on leave, Seth said, "There is a new chancellor now. So the leave automatically ceases".<br /><br />Asked when Chawla will join, Seth said, "He is already the chancellor. He (Chawla) is travelling as of now. He would be back by end of the week."<br /><br />TERI's Governing Council had appointed Chawla as its new Chairman and inducted Ajay Mathur as the new Director General.<br /><br />On February 13 last year an FIR was registered against Pachauri on charges of sexual harassment of a former employee under IPC sections 354, 354(a), 354(d) (molestation) and 506 (criminal intimidation).<br /><br />In February this year another woman came out in public making similar allegations against Pachauri.<br /><br />The woman, who claimed Pachauri made sexual advances at her more than 10 years ago, had also slammed TERI for appointing Pachauri as executive vice-chairman. <br /></div>