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Governor’s role as Chancellor
December 7 , 2023
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- Recently, a Supreme Court bench, presided by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, reiterated that the governor acting as Chancellor are not bound the aid and advice of Council of Ministers and shall act only on his personal capacity.
- It was given in the context of Vice-Chancellor appointment of Kannur University in Kerala.
- The Governor has been designated as the Chancellor of most of the State public universities created by state legislature.
- The powers as a Chancellor have no relation to the exercise of the powers and duties as the Governor of the state.
- In 2022, West Bengal tried to replace the Governor with the Chief Minister as the Chancellor, while Tamil Nadu tried to transfer the power of appointing the Vice-Chancellor to the state government.
- In 1981 judgment in Hardwari Lal, Rohtak v. G.D. Tapase (Chandigarh), the High Court had held that “the Governor was the ex officio Chancellor of the University and by virtue of his office, he was not bound to act under the aid and advice of the council of ministers”.
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