Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Jadavpur University Reconstitutes Clash Probe Committee, Adds Former Judge
Jadavpur University is investigating clashes that happened on campus on August 19 and 20.
The clashes involved the Students Federation of India and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
The university has changed the investigation team by adding another retired judge.
Retired Justice Pranab Kumar Chatterjee remains the team’s leader.
Former district and sessions judge Samaresh Prasad Chowdhury is the new member.
Soumendu Chattopadhyay is the third committee member.
Other university officials will help with presentations and administration.
The acting vice-chancellor also asked students to be careful about writing on university walls.
He said students can express their views but should protect the campus’s cleanliness and dignity.
Jadavpur University reconstituted its judicial inquiry committee investigating campus clashes on August 19 and 20.
Retired Calcutta High Court Justice Pranab Kumar Chatterjee will continue as chairman.
Former district and sessions judge Samaresh Prasad Chowdhury has been added as a second former judge.
The committee also includes Presidency University’s Soumendu Chattopadhyay, with additional officers supporting the inquiry.
Acting Vice-Chancellor Chiranjeev Bhattacharya appealed for restraint over campus wall writings, graffiti and posters.
- Who
- Jadavpur University authorities, the Students Federation of India, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, and the judicial inquiry committee.
- What
- The university reconstituted a committee investigating campus clashes and added former judge Samaresh Prasad Chowdhury.
- When
- The investigated incidents occurred on August 19 and 20; the committee’s reconstitution was announced on Tuesday evening.
- Where
- Jadavpur University’s main campus in Kolkata.
- Why
- The inquiry aims to determine the clashes’ real cause, related circumstances and how the situation developed.
- Inquiry body
- Three-member Judicial Inquiry Commission
- Chairman
- Retired Calcutta High Court Justice Pranab Kumar Chatterjee
- New member
- Former district and sessions judge Samaresh Prasad Chowdhury
- Third member
- Soumendu Chattopadhyay, Director of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell at Presidency University
- Presentation officer
- Sumanta Jana, a micro analyst from Jadavpur University
- Committee secretary
- Pranab Kumar Halder, Junior Superintendent of Jadavpur University’s Law Cell
- Related appeal
- Acting Vice-Chancellor Chiranjeev Bhattacharya urged restraint over wall writings, graffiti and posters.