Chennai, Feb. 3 -- The office of the Governor of Tamil Nadu RN Ravi has claimed that the state government is acting in contravention of court orders in the formation and extension of search committees for the appointment of Vice-Chancellors at Bharathiar, Bharathidasan, and Periyar Universities. According to a statement from the Governor's office, the UGC regulations mandate the inclusion of a UGC Chairman nominee on such committees, and the Supreme Court has previously declared appointments that are non-compliant "void ab initio".

The statement mentioned, "The UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Re...