Tamil Nadu governor withdraws notifications on appointing VCs in varsities

Amidst the ongoing standoff between the Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan and the state government on the appointment of vice chancellors to three universities

Amidst the ongoing standoff between the Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan and the state government on the appointment of vice chancellors to three universities, governor R N Ravi on Tuesday withdrew three notifications he had issued last year on the matter.

“The governor is hopeful that the government will now constitute search committees including a nominee of UGC (University Grants Commission) chairman in line with the judgments of constitutional courts,” the Raj Bhavan said in a statement.

However, he also sought that the state withdraws its three notifications and go forward by issuing fresh notifications for constituting search committees in line with the UGC regulations 2018 and judgments of the Supreme Court and high courts.