PIL filed in Calcutta High Court about the governor’s appointment of vice chancellors at Bengal Universities
On Monday, a public interest lawsuit (PIL) was submitted to the Calcutta High Court contesting West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose’s choice to choose temporary vice chancellors at 11 state institutions without the state education department’s approval.
The Governor’s House has extended an appointment offer to ten of the eleven VCs.
A retired college professor who filed the PIL requested that the West Bengal government and the Governor’s House join the suit as parties. On June 12, there will probably be a hearing on the subject.
The nomination of these 11 temporary VCs has already sparked a cold war between the Raj Bhavan and the state administration. First, the newly appointed VCs were urged not to accept the post offer by Education Minister Bratya Basu.
The education department does not approve of the appointments, according to Basu, who also indicated that the appointments will be challenged in court after 10 out of the 11 VCs accepted the offer. The whole event has now taken on a new dimension as a result of a PIL that a retired college professor filed.
On June 3, the Governor administered a “oath of commitment” to 10 of the 11 newly constituted VCs. It is said that the oath had up to 15 items.
The commitment’s key point was that state institutions will only pursue “student-centric” and “academic-centric” actions, completely avoiding any engagement in politics or the community.
“The development of a social outreach program for students has also received attention. Academics that are research-based and emphasize digital learning have been emphasized. A “Governor’s Golden Group” made up of excellent and deserving students from each state institution has also been recommended by the Governor’s House, according to a source.
