SC declines to stay Kerala HC judgment setting aside appointment of KUFOS V-C, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Kerala High Court judgment, which cancelled the appointment of K. Riji John as Vice Chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) for want of qualifications as prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC).However, a bench headed...

Hc; Bitter Lesson For Cpm & Govt, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Kochi: The Kerala high court on Thursday held that most of the work experience claimed by Priya Varghese, wife of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s private secretary and CPM leader KK Ragesh, for appointment as an associate professor at Kannur University is not valid. Justice Devan Ramachandran ordered the university...

HC says norms flouted, junks Kerala University VC’s appointment, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala HC on Monday quashed the appointment of the vice-chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), saying the appointment was made in violation of UGC norms.The order, which apparently vindicates Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's move seeking resignation of 11 VCs in the state over...