Hyderabad sources have stated that the Hyderabad High Court on Thursday has declared "illegal and unconstitutional" tweaking of the eligibility norms for vice-chancellors and cancelled those appointments of VCs that are not in tune with the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations.
It is stated that the court has also questioned the manner in which the state tried to arrogate to itself the power to appoint chancellors to universities and made it clear that it will not allow the government to violate the norms stipulated by the UGC in 2010 for VC appointments.
The bench of acting Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale and Justice A V Sesha Sailso raised a point that the state has laid no qualification for chancellors and nor did it prescribe any procedure to disqualify or remove a chancellor if he is found to be unfit for the post after his appointment.
It is finally added that the bench has declared as illegal and contrary to the AP Reorganization Act the four GOs issued by the state for this purpose.
