JUDGMENT

The writ petitioner, a Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut, is also a member of the Senate of the University of Calicut, whose name is included in the Electoral Roll of the Senate members published by the Returning Officer for the election to the Syndicate. The challenge is against the orders passed by the Chancellor insofar as it permitted the 6th and 7th respondents, nominated members of the Senate, whose nominations were rejected by the 5th respondent returning officer. Earlier, this Court had, by Ext.P3 judgment dated 06.12.2023 in W.P(C) No.31993/2023, directed the University, including its Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, to complete all procedural formalities for the conduct of the election to the Syndicate. The petitioner submits that the election was delayed as the Chancellor delayed the nomination of “other members” to the Senate under Section 17(1) to (3) of the Calicut University Act, 1975 (for short, ‘the Act’) and the nominations made by the Chancellor is under challenge in W.P(C) No.39633/2023. He points out that the procedural formalities for the conduct of the election of members to the Syndicate were comple