A mysterious job swap, a ghost appointment, and a 20-year secret: The shocking tale of a Physics professor's lost career

A decades-old academic mystery unfolds as the Uttarakhand High Court investigates a 2005 Kumaun University faculty recruitment. Pawan Kumar Mishra claims he was wrongly denied a lecturer position, allegedly replaced by Pramod Kumar Mishra with the same initials. The court has summoned the university to produce records, following allegations of a deliberate name switch and a concealed appointment letter.