Reconstitution of board of studies at Kannur University prima facie not in accordance with law, says Kerala HC

Notice issued to Registrar and board members

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has observed that it is prima facie of the view that the notification issued by the Registrar in-charge appointing the new board of studies at Kannur University is not in consonance with the statutory provisions.

The Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chali made the observation while issuing notice to the Registrar and board members on an appeal filed against a single judge’s verdict dismissing their writ petition challenging the board of studies reconstitution.

The appeal was filed by Vijayakumar and Shino P. Jose, members of the academic council of management studies at the university. According to them, the notification issued on August 11, 2021, reconstituting the board of studies at the university was illegal. In fact, many among them were not teachers, even in the broader sense of the term. The members appointed included not only corporate heads but teachers of self-financing colleges too.