SC seeks response from Kerala Govt on plea against HC verdict setting aside KUFOS VC K Riji John appointment

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, however, refused to stay the Kerala High Court judgment quashing John's appointment as the VC of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS).

SC seeks response from Kerala Govt on plea against HC verdict setting aside KUFOS VC K Riji John appointment

Supreme Court has sought responses from the Kerala Government and others on a plea of K Riji John challenging the high court verdict setting aside the appointment as the Vice-Chancellor of a fisheries and ocean studies university in the state.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, however, refused to stay the Kerala High Court judgment quashing John's appointment as the VC of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS). Besides the state government, the Apex court also issued notices to K K Vijayan, the chancellor of KUFOS and the search-cum-selection committee which was authorised to select candidates for the appointment, as reported by NDTV.

Senior advocates KK Venugopal and Jaideep Gupta sought a stay or a status quo order. Declining the request, the bench said, "If you succeed, you will be reinstated". When Gupta said that the administration of the university will come to a standstill, the bench said, "The chancellor is bound to make some arrangements for two weeks."

The high court's judgment was based on the ground that the vice-chancellor was selected and appointed as per the provisions of the state legislation and not as per the regulations of the University Grants Commission. The counsel for John said the issue related to the dispute between entries in the state list and union list. 

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