NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has intervened in the Vice-Chancellor appointments of the Digital University and the Kerala Technological University after it became clear that the state government and the Governor could not reach an agreement. The Court has directed the search committees headed by Justice Dhulia to prepare a list naming the most qualified candidate as the first choice for each university. The list must be submitted by next Wednesday. The Court will issue the final appointment order on Thursday (18th).

The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan expressed strong disappointment over the disagreement between the Governor and the Chief Minister regarding Dr Ciza Thomas. The Court said it had expected both sides to reach a compromise, and it was unfortunate that nothing

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