The Supreme Court on Monday (September 22) sought to postpone the hearing of the application submitted by the governor of Kerala, Rajendra Arlekar, which seeks the removal of the state’s chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, from a panel responsible for recommending vice-chancellors (VCs) of two state universities, until the report from former apex court judge Sudhanshu Dhulia is received.

The request was brought up by Attorney General R Venkataramani, representing the governor, in front of a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan.

Indicating urgency, the top law officer requested the bench to take up the plea for hearing. According to him, the question of who has the authority to appoint VCs could lead to complications once the panel’s recommendations are given.

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