Supreme Court of India

Dr. Premachandran Keezhoth & Anr v. The Chancellor Kannur University & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 16 S.C.R. 377
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 30 November 2023

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What the Court ordered

We hold that it is not necessary to follow the procedure of appointment as laid down in Section 10 of the Act 1996 for the purpose of reappointment. iv) Did the Chancellor abdicate or surrender his statutory power of reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor?.

Judgment, page 49

From the headnote

Issue for consideration: The respondent No. 4 herein was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kannur University, his tenure was for a period four years. As the tenure of the respondent No. 4 was coming to an end, the Chancellor initiated steps for selection and appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor. The Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education, State of Kerala issued notifi cation inviting applications from eligible candidates. However, the respondent no. 4 herein was re-appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the Kannur University after the Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice

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