On July 9, 2024, a division bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice K V Vishwanatahn, passed an order appointing former Chief Justice of India, Uday Umesh Lalit, as the chairman of the search and selection committee for appointing vice-chancellors in West Bengal’s state-run universities.
The order was passed on a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government under Article 138 of the constitution. This petition challenged the Calcutta High Court’s order of June 28, 2023, which had upheld the legality of 13 state-run university vice-chancellor appointments made by the state governor, C V Ananda Bose.
The Supreme Court has ordered the constitution of a six-member committee within two weeks. The key points regarding this committee are:
The appointment issue is rooted in the strained relationship between West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee. Their constant disagreements have led to this deadlock, prompting the Supreme Court to suggest that they meet “over a cup of coffee” to resolve their differences.
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