Supreme Court of India

State of West Bengal v. Anindya Sundar Das & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 13 S.C.R. 946
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli JJ.
Decided 11 October 2022

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Judgment, page 29

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Universities – Vice-Chancellor – Re-appointment of – Challenge to – Calcutta University Act, 1979 – ss. 8 and 60 – Hi gh Court allowed petition u/Art.226 seeking a writ of quo warranto against the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Calcutta University – The High Court held that the State government had no authority to appoint or re-appoint the VC under s.8 of the Act, or by taking r ecourse to the residuary provisions of s.60 of the Act – As a conseque nce, the order issued by the Special Secretary to the Govern ment of West Bengal re-appointing the incumbent VC of Calcutta Unive rsity was set aside –

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