Manoj Kumar Chauhan

Manoj Kumar Chauhan
Municipal Commissioner, Meerut[1]
Assumed office
June 1, 2017
Preceded by Devendra Kushwaha
Personal details
Born Manoj Kumar Singh
(1967-05-23) 23 May 1967
Sharif Nagar, Moradabad
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s) Aakaanksha Singh
Alma mater K.G.K Inter College and Allahabad University

Manoj Kumar Chauhan is an Indian civil servant who is currently posted as Municipal Commissioner of Meerut.

Early Life and education

He was born as Manoj Kumar Singh to Digvijay Singh and Kela Devi. He hail from very humble background of agriculturist. He completed his primary education from primary school in his own village Sharifnagar. Later he studied in Bijnor till class XII. He did B.A and L.L.B in K.G.K Inter College and Allahabad University.

Career

In 1997, he got selected as PCS officer after attaining 8th rank all over Uttar Pradesh. He first joined as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Udham Singh Nagar district now in Uttarakhand. After Uttarakhand broke from Uttar Pradesh in 2000, he choose his home state Uttar Pradesh to be posted in.

Registrar of Chaudhary Charan Singh University

He was posted as Registrar at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in 2014 by the state government.[2] After few months of his joining, he was at loggerhead with the University's Vice Chancellor, Vikram Chandra Goel a former IPS officer. VC relieved him from his post without getting any order from the government. Later state government objected to it and ordered him not take back his order as it was out of his jurisdiction to do so. He replied that being a state university's VC he has autonomy from government and they can refer the matter to Chancellor/Governor of state. This tussle made students protest in the campus.[3]

Later the Registrar appealed his decision to High Court where High Court reject VC's judgement and ordered Registrar to continue his duties.[4] VC then appealed to Supreme Court but couldn't get favourable judgement.[5] Later Governor sacked VC and state government transferred Registrar as Joint Commissioner at UP Housing Development Board in Meerut for one month. [6]

Personal life

Married to the renowned writer Aakaanksha Singh in the year 1997, they have two children Pradyumna Singh and Meenakshi Singh. Currently, they are residing in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Posts held

#FromToPositionDistrict
0119982000SDMUdham Singh Nagar district
0220002005SDMBijnor district
0320052007SDMBulandshahr district
0420072009SDMHathras district
0520092010OSD in Aligarh Development AuthorityAligarh district
0620102011City MagistrateBareilly district
0720112012City MagistrateAllahabad district
0820122013Additional District Magistrate-ExecutiveMuzaffarnagar district
0920132014Secretary in Muzaffarnagar Development AuthorityMuzaffarnagar district
1020142016Registrar in Chaudhary Charan Singh UniversityMeerut district
1120162017Additional District Magistrate-ExecutiveMuzaffarnagar district
122017incumbentMunicipal CommissionerMeerut district

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Commissioner of Meerut". 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Manoj Kumar Chauhan Vs State of UP and others". 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Meerut Police Clash With Dozens of Protesting Chaudhary Charan Singh University Students". NDTV. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Will quit if registrar works: CCSU VC". The Times of India. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Allow CCSU registrar to resume work, SC tells varsity VC". The Times of India. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "NK Taneja new CCSU VC". The Times of India. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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