"The steps he took were not according to the law. Some of the senate members were ex-officio and the law does not give him the authority to remove them," Vijayan said at a press conference.
Decision to withdraw Kerala University senate members by Governor not lawful: Chief Minister
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's decision to order the withdrawal of senate members of Kerala University as Chancellor is not as per the law. While speaking on the members that have been nominated by Khan, he said, there is a concept called natural justice which the Chancellor should have kept in mind when he took the action.
"The steps he took were not according to the law. Some of the senate members were ex-officio and the law does not give him the authority to remove them," Vijayan said at a press conference. Vijayan also said "the Chancellor should take a stand which is good for the healthy growth of the universities. As Chancellor of Universities in the state, Khan had issued an order for removal of 15 members of the senate of the Kerala University."
Khan had taken the action after his repeated directions to hold a senate meeting and provide a nominee for the selection committee went unheeded, sources in the Raj Bhavan had said. The selection committee was to appoint a Vice-Chancellor.
Khan has also given an extension of three months from November 5 to the search committee to make recommendations for the appointment of VC of Kerala University, a Raj Bhavan official said. The tenure of the Kerala University Vice Chancellor will expire on October 24. The Kerala University representative has not been selected by the search committee formed by the Governor.
"The chancellor is pleased to grant an extension of time to the search committee constituted to make recommendations for the appointment of Vice Chancellor of the University of Kerala for further periods of three months from November 5. All other terms of the notification dated August 5 will remain unchanged," the Raj Bhavan statement said.
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