Consensus on V-C appointment reached during previous LDF government’s tenure: Higher Education Minister Roji M. John
He says the government granted permission to technically close the Supreme Court case since the ongoing proceedings had lost their relevance.
Higher Education Minister Roji M. John revealed that the resolution of the Vice-Chancellor appointments for A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University and Digital University Kerala (DUK) was reached during the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government's rule. According to a statement issued, the disagreement over the appointments began during the LDF period.
At that time, both the State government and the Chancellor sought Supreme Court intervention, which then referred the matter to its Special Lok Adalat for resolution. Following a mutual agreement between the parties, regular V-Cs were appointed to the universities. Once the appointees took office, the government permitted the discontinuation of the Supreme Court case, as the ongoing proceedings had become irrelevant.
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