Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Court Puts ₹31 Lakh Of DAVV Funds On Hold
A court is considering an old disagreement involving workers at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya.
The disagreement is about provident fund payments and salaries.
Workers from several university departments took the matter to court.
The case has been continuing for about 15 years.
The Jabalpur High Court ordered that about ₹31 lakh connected to the university’s Institute of Management Studies be put on hold.
The bank told university officials that it had followed the order.
University registrar Prajwal Khare said related provident fund cases are still pending.
The university will decide its next steps based on the court’s directions.
The Jabalpur High Court ordered around ₹31 lakh from the Institute of Management Studies accounts to be put on hold.
The action relates to a long-pending dispute involving provident fund and salary issues.
Employees from three or four Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya departments approached the court.
University officials said the dispute is around 15 years old and remains pending before the court.
The bank informed DAVV’s finance controller’s office, while the university said it would follow further court directions.
- Who
- Employees from three or four Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya departments, the university, and the Jabalpur High Court are involved; registrar Prajwal Khare commented on the matter.
- What
- Around ₹31 lakh from the Institute of Management Studies accounts was put on hold under a court order.
- When
- The dispute is around 15 years old, and the bank informed the university about the action on Tuesday.
- Where
- The funds are connected to the Institute of Management Studies at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya in Indore; the case is before the Jabalpur High Court.
- Why
- The action relates to employees’ pending provident fund and salary-related claims.
- Amount on hold
- Around ₹31 lakh
- Institution
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya’s Institute of Management Studies
- Court
- Jabalpur High Court
- Dispute
- Provident fund and salary-related issues
- Age of dispute
- Around 15 years
- Bank notification
- The university’s finance controller’s office was informed on Tuesday