Fire, PWD, Income Tax, Jal Nigam: For a month now, notices from across departments to Jauhar University

As Mohammad Ali Jauhar University stares at razing of 38 of its 40 buildings over alleged irregularities, it is only one of the several official actions it is facing. Starting with a show-cause notice by the Income Tax Department on June 17, the university has got notices from multiple agencies over the past month, including the Rampur Development Authority (RDA), the Fire Department, the Public Works Department as well as Jal Nigam.The first action came from tax officials which, after the notice of June 17, sent another on June 23, cancelling the registration of the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, which runs the university, for various violations. It ordered that the trust change its status to “association of persons”, which would deprive it of tax benefits. Soon after, a joint team of