Sherwood College, Nainital

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2020: Principal, Sandhu refuses to leave

Prashant Jha, December 14, 2020: The Times of India

A row has erupted over control of the management of Nainital’s Sherwood College — alma mater of some of the most famous personalities in India like Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and field marshal Sam Manekshaw — as it was alleged that the newly-appointed interim principal of the school was not allowed to enter the campus.

The interim principal Peter Dhiraj Emmanuel, along with police personnel and members of diocese of Agra (the body which administers school) were kept waiting at the gates which were locked. A notice was pasted outside that no one will be allowed inside the campus without a Covid-negative certificate.

The controversy comes as the existing principal, Amandeep Sandhu, refused to leave his post despite the diocese of Agra appointing Emmanuel as the new interim principal. Sandhu was suspended in October over allegations of financial irregularity. Sandhu termed the allegations fictitious. “Bishop of Agra has nothing to do with the society that runs Sherwood College. Currently, there is no chairman of the society. So the appointment is wrong,” he said.

“The Bishop of Agra is the society chairman and we have the court order as well. Still, we were not allowed inside college. We will approach the court once again,” Emmanuel said.