Removal by Governor political, attack on federal structure, says Kerala university VC
R Radhika | 3 April 2024 | The Indian Express
Days after the Kerala High Court refused to stay the Governor’s order asking M V Narayanan to step down as VC of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, the academic called his removal “politically motivated” and an attack “on the federal structure and autonomy of universities”.
In March, Governor Arif Khan as the Chancellor of universities had invalidated the appointments of Narayanan and the VC of Calicut University M K Jayaraj saying their appointments were in violation of UGC norms.
On March 21, the HC, while hearing the pleas of the two VCs, refused to stay the Governor’s order in Narayanan’s case while issuing a stay in the case of the removal of Jayaraj….