HC stays single judge order against Tamil univ VC posting
TNN | Jan 8, 2020, 04.00 AM IST
Madurai: A division bench of the Madras high court has granted interim stay on a single judge order which set aside a government order (GO) that appointed G Balasubramanian as the vice-chancellor (VC) of Tamil University at Thanjavur.
Balasubramaniam, in his petition stated that he was appointed as the VC of the university on October 5, 2018. A candidate K Ravindran who applied for the post of VC filed a petition before the high court Madurai bench challenging the GO on ground that he did not possess the required qualification in conducting not less than one international level event as per clause 5 of the eligibility criteria.
Balasubramaniam stated that Ravindran also raised another ground that the senate nominee and syndicate nominee of the search committee who were holding positions earlier in the university are ineligible to be members of the search committee as per provisions of the UGC regulation and as per Section 12 of the Tamil University Act, 1982.
He said that the single judge had allowed the petition and quashed the GO appointing him as VC on December 20, 2019, citing that the senate and syndicate nominee of the search committee were earlier holding positions as syndicate member and VC of the university by misinterpreting Section 12 (2) of the Act.
The appellant submitted that Section 12 of the Act states that “The person nominated shall not be a member of any of the authorities of the university or shall not be connected with the university or any college or any recognised institution of the university.” He cited that the word ‘shall be’ only denotes ‘at present’. He further submitted that the senate and syndicate nominees of the search committee are no way connected with the university at present.
He noted that though Ravindran was well aware of the earlier positions held by the search committee members, he submitted his application before the same committee and merely because he was not selected, he cannot question the constitution of the search committee.
Hence, the appellant filed an appeal before the high court Madurai bench seeking to grant interim stay on the single judge order. When the appeal was heard on Tuesday, a division bench of justice M Duraiswamy and justice T Ravindran granted interim stay and adjourned the case to January 10 for further hearing.
TNN | Jan 8, 2020, 04.00 AM IST
Madurai: A division bench of the Madras high court has granted interim stay on a single judge order which set aside a government order (GO) that appointed G Balasubramanian as the vice-chancellor (VC) of Tamil University at Thanjavur.
Balasubramaniam, in his petition stated that he was appointed as the VC of the university on October 5, 2018. A candidate K Ravindran who applied for the post of VC filed a petition before the high court Madurai bench challenging the GO on ground that he did not possess the required qualification in conducting not less than one international level event as per clause 5 of the eligibility criteria.
Balasubramaniam stated that Ravindran also raised another ground that the senate nominee and syndicate nominee of the search committee who were holding positions earlier in the university are ineligible to be members of the search committee as per provisions of the UGC regulation and as per Section 12 of the Tamil University Act, 1982.
He said that the single judge had allowed the petition and quashed the GO appointing him as VC on December 20, 2019, citing that the senate and syndicate nominee of the search committee were earlier holding positions as syndicate member and VC of the university by misinterpreting Section 12 (2) of the Act.
The appellant submitted that Section 12 of the Act states that “The person nominated shall not be a member of any of the authorities of the university or shall not be connected with the university or any college or any recognised institution of the university.” He cited that the word ‘shall be’ only denotes ‘at present’. He further submitted that the senate and syndicate nominees of the search committee are no way connected with the university at present.
He noted that though Ravindran was well aware of the earlier positions held by the search committee members, he submitted his application before the same committee and merely because he was not selected, he cannot question the constitution of the search committee.
Hence, the appellant filed an appeal before the high court Madurai bench seeking to grant interim stay on the single judge order. When the appeal was heard on Tuesday, a division bench of justice M Duraiswamy and justice T Ravindran granted interim stay and adjourned the case to January 10 for further hearing.
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