Setback for Vijayan as Kerala HC says pvt secretary’s wife lacks qualifications, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Kochi, Rebutting arguments of Priya Varghese, the wife of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's Secretary K.K. Ragesh, the Kerala High Court on Thursday ruled that she had no qualifications to be considered for the post of Associate Professor in the Malayalam Department of Kannur University.It pointed out that the scrutiny...

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...

Teaching experience should be real, not a myth, says Kerala HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] KOCHI: Giving directions for digging holes as National Service Scheme (NSS) coordinator cannot be considered as teaching experience, the high court said on Wednesday.Teaching experience should be real and not a myth, Justice Devan Ramachandran said while considering a petition challenging the appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of CM's...

Kerala govt to challenge inviolability of UGC norms in Supreme Court, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Close on the heels of former KTU VC MS Rajasree filing a review petition against the Supreme Court order that declared her selection to the post void ab initio, the government is also preparing to file a review petition this week itself.Rajasree, who filed a review petition in...

NHRC notice to Telangana, Education Ministry, UGC over Hyderabad college raggin, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Education Ministry, Telangana government and the University Grants Commission after a college student was allegedly ragged, assaulted and compelled to raise religious slogans. Taking suo-motu cognisance, the NHRC said on Tuesday that the incident amounted to human...

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...

SC quashes appointment of Vice Chancellor of Soban Singh Jeena University of Uttarakhand, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the appointment of Narendra Singh Bhandari as Vice-Chancellor of Soban Singh Jeena University of Uttarakhand for being in violation of the provisions of the University Act, 2019 and the University Grants Commission Regulations of 2018. A bench of justices MR Shah...

Kerala HC grants more time to vice-chancellors to reply to show cause notices issued by Governor, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 4 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Thursday extended the date for university vice-chancellors to send their replies to the chancellor's show cause notice issued by the Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.While considering the petition filed by the vice-chancellors against the notice, the court extended...

Kerala Guv, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday defended his action against Vice Chancellors (VCs) of 11 universities in the state, saying that he was only performing his constitutional duty to defend the law which was laid down by the Supreme Court. Khan said there was no "other...