Governor-State govt. standoff | Provisions in Kerala University Act will be applicable, says SC lawyer
The Hindu
‘The provision in the Act has to be interpreted purposively to ensure that no vacuum is created following Governor’s intent to relinquish the post of the Chancellor,’ says Kaleeswaram Raj.
The provision in the Kerala University Act that the Pro-Chancellor shall exercise the power and perform all the functions of the Chancellor in his absence or inability to act could apply as Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has expressed his unwillingness to be the Chancellor, according to Kaleeswaram Raj, a lawyer at the Supreme Court of India.
“His absence as the Chancellor of State Universities is a reality now. The provision in the Act has to be interpreted purposively to ensure that no vacuum is created,” he told The Hindu amidst the continuing deadlock after the Governor announced his decision to relinquish the post of the Chancellor, alleging .
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The Hindu Future India Club (FIC), in association with VIT-AP, Amaravati, will organise a seminar on ‘Career Opportunities in Law, Management and Sciences’ on July 31. The event is being organised in collaboration with GEMS Public School on the campus of the institution near Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur district.
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The Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting organised a photo exhibition at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhawan in Guntur on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26 (Friday), commemorating the valour, supreme sacrifice and victory of the soldiers in the Kargil War in 1999. The exhibition is being organised for three days.