In an order issued on May 28, 2024, the then Tourism Secretary, under whose jurisdiction the institute functions, had ordered his termination, stating that while serving as Director/Principal (contractual), Negi had failed to discharge his official duties and responsibilities with due diligence. (AI generated) Two years after his services were terminated and orders were issued for salary recovery following charges of casteist harassment, misrepresentation in his CV, and imposing a financial burden on the institute, the former principal of the State Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, New Tehri, Yashpal Singh Negi, has been reinstated by the Uttarakhand government, The Indian Express has learnt.…