Kannur : The High Court verdict with regard to appointment of associate professor shall be complied with, said Kannur VC Dr. Gopinath Ravindran. Further action to follow after obtaining the copy of verdict, the VC clarified, adding that, the court has asked a re-scrutiny of the rank list for the appointment.
A new rank list in line with UGC conditions shall be drawn and submitted to the Syndicate. There will be no interview for potential candidates this time. The university will not appeal the verdict, the VC said.
Although, UGC was communicated with for greater clarity on eligibility aspects, there was no reply forthcoming. Had there been a response, matters would not have hit rock bottom like it did, said VC.
The High Court ruling will impact several lecturers. Now that FDP and tenure as Student Service Director will not count as experience, promotions effected along those too will be affected. There is greater clarity needed in that regard, the VC told reporters.
