TN Governor had asked the state government to recall its notification over a search committee constituted for the post of vice chancellor for Annamalai University.
He said that it does not include a nominee from UGC and it violates directions of the Supreme Court.
As per the acts of universities of Tamil Nadu, the search committees will consist of three members — the nominee of the chancellor-governor, govt nominee, and syndicate or senate nominee.
Six of 13 state universities have been functioning without vice-chancellors.
The extended tenure V-Cs of Bharathidasan University and Periyar University will also end in Feb and May.
The Supreme Court also said in ‘Jagadish Prasad Sharma Vs Bihar govt' that states need not follow all the guidelines of UGC and they can follow whatever they want to accept.