Governor Arif Mohammed Khan appointed K.K. Geethakumary, professor, Department of Sanskrit, Calicut University, as interim Vice-Chancellor of the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit on Thursday.
The order issued by Mr. Khan in his capacity as Chancellor of the university came shortly after the Kerala High Court rejected a plea to stay the order that had invalidated the appointment of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor M.V. Narayanan.
Notably, Prof. Geethakumary, along with Prof. Narayanan and at least five others, figured on the shortlist that had been prepared for appointment to the post of Vice-Chancellor. However, the search-cum-selection committee had submitted only his name to the Chancellor. The violation of University Grants Commission (UGC) norms has ultimately led to his ouster from the post.
