Nehru museum: HC won’t interfere in appointment of director

Almost eight months after a controversy erupted over the functioning of the prestigious Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML),the Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the appointment of leading historian Mridula Mukherjee as its director and observed that the two-year extension to her was as per the law.

In July-August last year,Mukherjee’s extension as the director of India’s premier library and museum was mired in controversy,with 57 scholars and think tanks petitioning Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to choose her successor after her term ended in July.

Justice S Muralidhar found substance in the contention of the Centre and noted that nothing more remained to be done after the PMO’s approval.