In addition to the two Bills that sought to empower itself to appoint the Vice-Chancellors (VCs) to 13 State universities, the Tamil Nadu government introduced yet another Bill in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on May 5 to empower itself to appoint the VC of Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University.
The Bill tabled by Law Minister S. Regupathy in the House cited the Gujarat University Act, 1949 and the Telangana (Andhra Pradesh) Universities Act, 1991 which have empowered the respective State Governments to appoint the VCs. It also cited the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000, according to which the VC shall be appointed by the Chancellor with the concurrence of the State Government.
“The State Development Policy Council [renamed as the State Planning Commission] has also recommended in making necessary amendments to the Tamil Nadu Dr. AmbedkarLaw University, 1996 to ensure the role of the government in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor,” the Bill read.
