The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notice to the State government on a petition questioning the extension of one year in the post granted to S. Vidyashankar, Vice-Chancellor of Mysuru-based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU).
Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav passed the order on a petition filed by K. Mahadev, 77, a member of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Board of the Mysore University and former General Secretary of Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha (RVS).
The court also ordered issue of notice to Mr. Vidyashankar, whose tenure has been extended for one year from May 30, 2022.