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The court added that Jarnail has been appointed for his "vast experience of administration in the state of Manipur." The high court also fully authorized Jarnail "to choose and appoint any competent person as the registrar in charge of MU." Police also carried out a raid at the boys' hostel on campus and picked up twenty students.MU has been on the boil for four months now with teachers, students and staff members bringing allegations of administrative and financial irregularities against vice-chancellor Adya Prasad Pandey. Jarnail will be at liberty to appoint any other person to aid, assist and advise him in discharge of the function of the VC, the court order added.Jarnail, a former IAS officer, has earlier served as the joint secretary to the office of the Prime Minister and received the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration for 2007-08. The court asked the state government to make immediate security arrangements for Jarnail and fixed October 16 as the date of next hearing.On October 5, the high court had said it would be compelled to interfere in the management of MU if the authorities fail to resolve the ongoing crisis by October 11..