P.M. Mubarak Pasha, the first Vice-Chancellor of Sree Narayana Guru Open University (SNGOU), has tendered his resignation to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan. The resignation letter was submitted to Raj Bhavan ahead of the hearings arranged for four Vice-Chancellors, including Dr. Pasha, on Saturday to determine the legality of their appointments following a Kerala High Court directive.
While Dr. Pasha has expressed willingness to step down from the position with nearly eight months left in his tenure, the Governor, who is also the Chancellor, is yet to accept the resignation, official sources said.
The hearings were conducted for the Vice-Chancellors of SNGOU, Digital University Kerala (DUK), Calicut University, and Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit to show cause their legal right to hold their offices and why their appointments should not be declared illegal and void.
