A Syndicate member of the University of Calicut has objected to the reported decision to exclude dissenting notes from the minutes of the Syndicate meeting if they are not approved by a majority of members.
P. Rasheed Ahammed, member aligned to the United Democratic Front, said on Thursday that the decision was communicated through an order dated June 28. The order said dissenting notes would be read at the meeting and only those approved would be included in the minutes.
University sources, however, said there was no ban on including dissent notes in the minutes. But, some lengthy explanations submitted by the member were not made part of it. They said it was the discretion of the Vice Chancellor, who chairs the Syndicate meeting, what to include in the minutes.
