The Governor of Kerala has given time to the vice-chancellors of nine universities to furnish explanation for giving show cause notices before 5 pm on 3rd November.
The Governor of Kerala has given time to the vice-chancellors of nine universities to furnish explanation for giving show cause notices before 5 pm on 3rd November.
Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) Vice Chancellor Mohanan Kunnumal has been given additional charge of Kerala University. The temporary appointment was made after the completion of VP Mahadevan Pillai’s term as the vice-chancellor on Monday.
The Raj Bhavan’s decision to hand over the additional charge to Dr. Kunnumal capped a politically charged day, with both Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan leveling serious allegations against each other and reacting, which was inevitable. was specifically related to the extent of chancellorship. Administration of Universities. Dr. Kunnummal Prof. Will serve as the Vice-Chancellor till the selection of Pillai’s successor.
While selecting Dr. Kunnummal for the assignment, the Chancellor chose to ignore the government’s recommendation to hand over the additional charge of Vice-Chancellor of Kerala University to one of the Vice Chancellors of Mahatma Gandhi University and Sri Shankaracharya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya.
Official sources reveal that the selection was also involved in identifying universities that had vice-chancellors who were appointed allegedly in violation of the University Grants Commission norms. The name of KUHS did not figure in the list of universities prepared by the Raj Bhavan.
The governor has given time to the vice-chancellors of nine universities to submit the explanation for submitting the show cause notices before 5 pm on 3rd November. The notices were issued to prove their legal right to continue in the posts and the appointments there were not declared illegal. and is zero from the beginning.
The Raj Bhavan move comes against the backdrop of the Supreme Court quashing the appointment of MS Rajshri as the Vice-Chancellor of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, which was found to be in violation of the UGC guidelines.