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Re-appointment of Kannur VC vitiated by the influence of extraneous considerations ie., by the unwarranted intervention of the State Government.: Supreme Court quashes the notification of ............

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Re-appointment of Kannur VC vitiated by the influence of extraneous considerations ie., by the unwarranted intervention of the State Government.: Supreme Court quashes the notification of reappointment.

The Court quashing the reappointment held, “It is the Chancellor who has been conferred with the competence under the Act 1996 to appoint or reappoint a Vice-Chancellor. No other person even the Pro-Chancellor or any superior authority can interfere with the functioning of the statutory authority and if any decision is taken by a statutory authority at the behest or on a suggestion of a person who has no statutory role to play, the same would be patently illegal. Thus, it is the decision-making process, which vitiated the entire process of reappointment of the respondent No. 4 as the Vice-Chancellor.”

The Court formulated four questions and same was accordingly answered,

Whether reappointment is permissible in respect of a tenure post?

Negating the submission canvassed on behalf of the appellants that the post of the Vice-Chancellor being a “tenure post” reappointment is not permissible the Court held that, “The reappointment is permissible even in case of a tenure post.” The Court reasoned that firstly, Statute itself allows for it, with the primary objectives being the retention of an exceptional incumbent who has proven to be an asset to the institution, and the practical consideration that the organization may face challenges in promptly filling the post through a fresh selection process. Secondly, as the provision for reappointment may enable the organization or institution to relieve itself of the tedium of going through the entire selection process afresh every time the post becomes vacant.

Whether the outer age limit of sixty years for the appointment of Vice- Chancellor as stipulated under sub-section (9) of Section 10 of the Act 1996 is to be made applicable even in the case of reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor for one more term of four years?

The interpretation as sought to be placed by the appellants would lead to a very absurd situation, where a Vice-Chancellor of sixty-one years age cannot be reappointed to hold the office of Vice-Chancellor, however, at the same time another person would still be able to hold the office of Vice-Chancellor at the very same age of sixty-one years only by reason of him being appointed at the age of fifty-nine years. The court emphasizes the importance of purposive construction, highlighting that statutory provisions should be given meaning to fulfill their intended purpose rather than rendering them ineffective. The court asserts that statutes are designed to be operative, and it is the duty of the courts to avoid declaring them unworkable.The Court answered the question in negative against the appellants as“The outer age limit of sixty years provided in sub-section (9) of Section 10 of the Act 1996 will not apply, when it comes to reappointment under sub-section (10) of Section 10 of the Act 1996.”

Whether the reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor has to follow the same process as a fresh appointment by setting up a selection committee under Section 10(1) of the Act 1996?

The Court herein differentiated two scenarios and held“Where the appointment is to be made for the first time or where the same person is being appointed as a Vice-Chancellor for the second time, but not in continuation of the first term, the procedure provided under Section 10 of the Act 1996 must be gone through. However, in the case of reappointment immediately upon the tenure of the first term coming to an end, there is no requirement to initiate the entire process of appointment as provided under Section 10 of the Act 1996.”

Did the Chancellor abdicate or surrender his statutory power of reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor?

Before answering the final question Court answered another question as to whether there is any conflict between the State Legislation and the UGC Regulations. It was held that the UGC Regulations more particularly the Regulation 7.3 only talks about appointment of Vice- Chancellor and is silent in so far as reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor is concerned. There is no specific procedure prescribed by the UGC under its regulations for the purpose of reappointment of Vice-Chancellor and hence it was impliedly concluded that on this aspect there was no conflict between the State Legislation and the UGC Regulations.

As far as the main issue is concerned it was held that there was no independent application of mind or satisfaction or judgment on the part of the Chancellor and the respondent No. 4 came to be reappointed only at the behest of the State Government. The Chancellor was required to discharge his statutory duties in accordance with law and guided by the dictates of his own judgment and not at the behest of anybody else. Law does not recognise any such extra constitutional interference in the exercise of statutory discretion.

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

Hon’ble Chief Justice of India Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Hon’ble Justice J.B. Pardiwala & Hon’ble Justice Manoj Misra

Decided on 30^th November, 2023

Reported by Ashly Harshad

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The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments

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The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014President of India

The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Ordinance, 2004

THE KERALA COURT FEES AND SUITS VALUATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2005

The Kovalam Palace (Taking Over by Resumption) Ordinance, 2005

THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST AND RECOVERY OF DEBTSLAWS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2004

The Local Self Government Institution Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2005

The Kerala Tourism (Conservation and Preservation of Areas) Ordinance, 2005

The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (Amendment) Ordinance, 2005

The Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002

he Kerala General Sales Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002

The Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Ordinance, 2004

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Ordinance, 2004

The Kerala Stay of Eviction Proceedings (Amendment) Ordinance, 2003

The Local Self Government Institution Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2003

The Indian Electricity (Kerala Amendment) Ordinance, 2003

The Kerala Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance, 2003

The Kerala General Sales Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2003 Ordinance No. 4 of 2003

The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015

The Kerala Co-Operative Societies (Amendment) Ordnance, 2002

The Abkari (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002

The Kerala Road Fund Ordinance, 2001

The Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Ordinance, 2001

The Kerala Headload Workers' (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001

The Kerala Child Labour (Release, Rehabilitation and Welfare) Ordinance, 2001

The Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000

Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2002

CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION AND ABOLITION) (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2002

PAYMENT OF BONUS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2002

Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2002

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Kerala Amendment) Bill, 2000

The Kerala Felonious Activities (Prevention) Ordinance, 2005

he Arthapalisa, Jenmibhogam and Karathil Chilavu (Abolition) Ordinance, 2005

Public Accountants (Amendment) Ordinance, 2005 (Kerala)

The Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Workers' Welfare Fund Ordinance, 2005

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013Nil

The Travancore - Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions (Amendment) Ordinance, 2012 Ordinance No. 58 of 2012Nil

The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2012 Ordinance No. 59 of 2012Nil

The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2012 Ordinance No.62 of 2012Nil

The Indian Divorce (Kerala Amendment) Bill, 1999,

The Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, 1999Nil

The Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000Nil

The Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000Nil

The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, 2014Nil

The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014

Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015Pranab Kumar Mukherjee

The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015

The Kerala Investment Promotion and Facilitation Ordinance, 2017

The Travancore-Cochiin Hindu Religious Institutions (Amendment)

The Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land And Wetland (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017

The Kerala High Court Amendment Ordinance, 2017

The Abkari (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018

The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018

The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018

THE ABKARI (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2018

THE KERALA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2018

THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2018

The Kerala Conservation Of Paddy Land And Wetland (Amendment) Bill, 2018

THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2018 Justice B.N. Srikrishna

THE CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018

The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Attrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018

The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018

THE MUSLIM WOMEN (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ON MARRIAGE) ORDINANCE, 2018

THE KERALA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (SECOND AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2018

THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY (THIRD AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 20I8

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THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2018

The Kerala Conservation Of Paddy Land And

Wetland (Amendment) Bill, 2018

THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2018
Justice B.N. Srikrishna

The Kerala Prevention of Damage to Private Property and Payment of Compensation Ordinance, 2019
Notification No. 392/Leg/E1/2019/Law

The Kerala Prevention of Damage to Private Property and Payment of
Compensation Ordinance, 2019

THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AS RESPECTS THE SERVICES UNDER THE WAQF BOARD)DINANCE, 2018
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THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS (SECOND AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2018
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THE AADHAAR AND OTHER LAWS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2019
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THE MOTOR VEHICLES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019
As introduced in Lok Sabha

THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) AMENDMENT BILL, 2019
Introduced in Lok Sabha

The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019
As introduced in Lok Sabha

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019
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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019
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