puducherry the madras high court recently directed the puducherry government to take a decision on appointing a regular principal for a government performing and fine arts institution in the union territory within a period of one month with effect from july 26 the government which has failed to post a regular principal to the institute for more than six years appointed an assistant professor as principalincharge in january this yeara senior teaching faculty member moved the high court challenging the appointment of assistant professor p v prabhakaran as the principalincharge of bharathiar palkalaikoodam bpk lone performing and fine arts college run by the governmentmanaged society when the petition came up for hearing justice satrughana pujahari directed the secretary art and culture to take a decision with regard to the appointment of a regular principal within a period of one month from july 26 the day the order was passed and submit the decision taken in court on or before august 30 the judge did not buy the argument that prabhakaran was appointed as principalincharge as the students strength in his subject was more in the institution the counsel appearing for the government said the government could not appoint a regular principal as there was an objection to keep both the streams fine arts and music and dance together the counsel said the government has initiated steps to appoint a regular principalthe petitioners counsel alleged the government intentionally failed to promote the petitioner despite being the senior and that his junior was appointed as the principalincharge