SUCC urges Governor to halt DUK BoG meeting, questions Chairman’s legal tenure
The Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) has urged the Kerala Governor to cancel an upcoming Board of Governors meeting at Digital University Kerala. They claim the meeting is illegal due to the expiration of the Chairman's tenure, which they argue has not been formally renewed. SUCC also expresses concern over decisions being made regarding contract assistant professors hired under questionable circumstances.
- ▪SUCC has petitioned the Kerala Governor to halt a Board of Governors meeting at Digital University Kerala.
- ▪They allege that the Chairman's tenure has expired and has not been legally renewed.
- ▪The organization warns that allowing the current Chairman to preside could lead to serious legal consequences.
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The Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) has petitioned the Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar, who serves as the Chancellor of Digital University Kerala (DUK), to cancel the Board of Governors (BoG) meeting scheduled for May 29.In the petition submitted by SUCC chairperson R.S. Sasikumar, it is alleged that meeting is “prima facie illegal and without lawful authority” since the statutory tenure of the Chairman of the BoG, Prof. Vijay Chandru, has purportedly expired under the university’s governing law.The law, he claims, stipulates that the chairperson can only hold office for a period of three years, with a maximum grace period of three months unless formally reappointed. SUCC points out that Prof.
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