Though his contract runs till 2017, he was sacked immediately
In a meeting earlier this week, the Governing Council of TERI decided to sever association with its disgraced former Director-General R.K. Pachauri. Even though his employment contract with TERI expires only in 2017, the Council decided to pay all the dues for the remainder of the tenure and bring an immediate end to it.
It has been decided not to renew his term on the Council which ended on March 31. As a consequence, he will cease to be Executive Vice-Chairman, a post the Council had created for him in February this year.
When contacted by The Hindu, at least two sources who had attended the meeting confirmed that these decisions had been taken.
TERI’s spokesperson confirmed that the Governing Council meeting had taken place and added in an email that “...Dr. Pachauri’s term as a Member of the Governing Council of TERI ended on March 31, 2016. As the post of Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) is co-terminus with this membership, his role as EVC also ended along with his membership of the Council.” Dr. Pachauri headed TERI, which works in sustainable development and climate change, for the past 35 years.
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