private
respondents as Vice-Chancellors and Pro Vice-Chancellors.
The background facts
3.1 By Notifications dated 9.4.2010 and 15.4.2010, the Chancellor
appointed Dr. Arvind Kumar ... kind on the issue of appointment
of Vice Chancellors including the two Vice Chancellors whose
appointments are under challenge in the present writ application
Vice-Chancellor is for three years or
because there was no express provision covering the
determination of service of a Vice-Chancellor for misconduct ... Chancellor, when fixing the tenure of the
office of Vice-Chancellor. It could not be held that a
person appointed a Vice-Chancellor is entitled
Vice- Chancellor to officiate as
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, till the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
resumes office, or a new Pro-Vice-Chancellor
assumes duties ... Vice-Chancellor
to officiate as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, till the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
resumes office, or a new Pro-Vice-Chancellor assumes duties
institutional
commitment are to be appointed as ViceChancellors.
The ViceChancellor to be appointed should be a
distinguished academician, with a minimum ... research. As professor or
Vice Chancellor / Pro Vice
Chancellor of any University
including former Vice Chancellor /
Pro Vice Chancellor or
Director / Principal of a college
institutional commitment are to be appointed
as Vice-Chancellors. The Vice-Chancellor to be appointed
should be a distinguished academician with a minimum ... have
full-time paid Vice-Chancellors. While discussing the
duties of a Vice-Chancellor, the Commission stated that a
Vice-Chancellor must be the chief
Vice-Chancellors into two categories
i.e. the appellant as the then existing Vice-Chancellor and
the future Vice-Chancellors to be appointed under ... Vice-Chancellors into
two categories, viz., the appellant as the then existing
Vice-Chancellor and the future Vice. Chancellors to be
appointed under
qualification of the Vice-Chancellor reads :
17. Vice-Chancellor: Qualifications. --The qualifications to be possessed by a person for appointment as Vice-Chancellor shall except ... Vice-Chancellor;
(ii) Even if that clause applies to the Vice-Chancellor, there is no impermissible delegation of any power to the Chancellor under Statute
Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor.
(2) The Chancellor, shall appoint a committee of three persons, two of whom shall be appointed ... Chancellor. But whereas the selection of the first Vice-Chancellor was entirely at the discretion of the Chancellor the power of the Chancellor to appoint
follows:
7.0.0 Selection of Pro-Vice Chancellor / Vice Chancellor of
Universities:-
7.1.0 Pro Vice Chancellor
The Pro-Vice Chancellor may be a whole time Professor ... with that of Vice Chancellor. However, it shall be the prerogative
of the Vice Chancellor to recommend a new Pro Vice Chancellor to the
Executive
Vice Chancellor which are relevant
for the present case are quoted below:
12. The Vice-Chancellor.--(1) The Vice-Chancellor
shall be responsible ... institutional commitment are to be
appointed as Vice-Chancellors. The Vice-Chancellor to be
appointed should be a distinguished academician, with a
minimum
