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DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
Munavathu Dharu Naik, S/o. Munavathu Sakriya – Appellant
Versus
Office of the Honourable Chancellor, Rep by its Principal Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Dhiraj Singh Thakur, CJ.)
Since common question of law and facts are involved in both these writ petitions, the same are taken up together for disposal by way of a common judgment and order.
2. The petitioners in this set of petitions challenge the G.O.Ms.No.29, dated 28.06.2023, issued by the Government whereby private respondent No.6- Dr. Janakiram Tholeti was reappointed as the Vice Chancellor of Dr. YSR Horticulture University and seek issuance of a writ of quo warranto challenging the Government Order primarily on two grounds:
ii. The reappointment was unsustainable inasmuch as even the initial appointment of the said respondent was not in accordance with the UGC regulations as the Search-cum-Selection-Committee constituted by the Government for selecting respondent No.6 did not have a nominee of the Chairman of the University Grants Commission as was required under Regulation 7.3 of the UGC Regulations, 2018.
3. At this stage, it would be necessary to give in brief the material facts in the backdrop of which the present controversy has arisen:
G.O.Rt.
Reappointment of Vice Chancellor without fresh selection is valid unless specified; initial appointment void for UGC non-compliance.
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The appointment of Vice-Chancellors must comply with statutory provisions and UGC regulations, ensuring lawful and independent decision-making by the Chancellor.
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eligibility contained under Section 10(10) of the Act 1996 in the matter of making reappointment by referring to various legal dictionaries.
The power of reappointment of the Vice Chancellor was held to be vested with the Chancellor and not the State government, and the State government's order re-appointing the VC was held to be in viola....
The court upheld that the appointment process followed statutory provisions, and the involvement of the Minister did not invalidate the appointment, establishing judicial review limits in administrat....
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