More than 30 faculty members of the Government Law College (GLC), Churchgate have been facing a severe financial crunch as the government hasn’t paid them their salaries for the past nine months. A number of these professors also belong to the flood-affected regions of the state and have lost their homes and lands in the deluge, making matters worse for them. Also, with Maharashtra’s largest festival, Ganesh Chaturthi, barely a week away, the lack of money is pinching them harder.

"There are 42 members of the visiting faculty and 13 permanent faculty at GLC. Our honorariums have not been paid since December 2018. Besides, they are also not clearing our Paper Assessment Bills pending since last November,” said a visiting faculty member requesting anonymity, adding, "They have come up with an excuse that the authorised signatory (college principal) is not available to sign the bills." Joint Director Higher Education Dr Rohidas Kale currently handles additional charge in the absence of a principal.“He told us that 'I am a joint director and I have no time to sign pending bills’'" the faculty member said.