SC asks West Bengal Guv to appoint VCs to 3 state-aided universities
National 08 May, 2026

SC asks West Bengal Guv to appoint VCs to 3 state-aided universities

Business To Business, New Delhi, 8th May, 2026: The Supreme Court of India on Friday directed R N Ravi to appoint vice chancellors to three state universities from the names shortlisted by a search-cum-selection committee headed by former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit.
With the order, the long-running dispute between the governor, who also serves as chancellor of state universities, and former chief minister Mamata Banerjee over appointments of vice chancellors in 36 state-aided universities in West Bengal came to an end.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi expressed satisfaction over the resolution and appreciated the efforts of former CJI Lalit, Attorney General R Venkataramani, who appeared for the governor’s office, and senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, who represented the state government.
The court directed that, after completion of procedural formalities, the three shortlisted candidates be appointed as vice chancellors of University of North Bengal, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and Netaji Subhas Open University within four weeks.

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