KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday set aside a state notification replacing Saikat Maitra as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) vice-chancellor and appointing West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) chairman Malayendu Saha in his place.
The higher education department had issued the notification on July 29. Following this, Maitra had moved the HC. The state may move the division bench against the order.