New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would set up a search committee for the appointment of vice chancellors to two universities in Kerala to end a stalemate between state government and the governor and told the two sides to submit four names each within a day for consideration as members of the search panel.

A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said, "In the larger interest, since you have not been able to arrive at a consensus, we will appoint a Search Committee." The five-member search committee will have four members along with a nominee of the University Grants Commission (UGC). The court asked the lawyers representing the two constitutional authorities to suggest four names each out of which the...