{"id":288094,"date":"2023-03-28T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=288094"},"modified":"2023-04-03T12:26:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T06:56:44","slug":"kerala-hc-quashes-withdrawal-of-nominated-kerala-university-senate-members-legal-research-legal-news-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/03\/28\/kerala-hc-quashes-withdrawal-of-nominated-kerala-university-senate-members-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala High Court quashes withdrawal of nomination of Senate Members of Kerala University by the Chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\tdocument.title = 'Kerala HC quashes withdrawal of nominated Kerala University Senate members | SCC Blog'\n\tdocument.querySelector('meta[name=\"description\"]').setAttribute(\"content\", \"Kerala High Court quashed the orders of Chancellor withdrawing nominations of Kerala University Senate Members by invoking doctrine of pleasure.\");\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><b>Kerala High Court:<\/b> In a batch of Writ petitions by the &#8216;Other Members&#8217; and &#8216;Ex-Officio Members&#8217; nominated by the Chancellor under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001629017\">17<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000757118\">Kerala University Act, 1974<\/a> (&#8216;1974 Act&#8217;) challenging the withdrawal of their nominations by the Chancellor while exercising the &#8216;Doctrine of Pleasure&#8217;., Sathish Ninan, J. held the withdrawal under Section 18(3) proviso <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001629043\">4<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000757118\">1974 Act<\/a> cannot be sustained and quashed the same.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding the legal stance, Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001629018\">18(1)<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000757118\">1974 Act<\/a> lays that the Senate shall be reconstituted every 4 years, Section 18(2) keeps the term of office of members nominated as &#8216;Ex-Officio Members&#8217; as 2 years from the date of nomination and Section 18(3) contains provisos whose 4<span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">th<\/span> proviso contains the validity of office of &#8216;Other Members&#8217; till the pleasure of the Chancellor. Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001629017\">17<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000757118\">Kerala University Act, 1974<\/a> (&#8216;1974 Act&#8217;) provides for constitution of Senate of University which contains 4 categories of members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Ex-Officio Members<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Elected Members<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Life Members<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Other Members<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The facts shows that the Vice Chancellor in office was due to retire on 24-10-2022 and Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001629010\">10(1)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000757118\">1974 Act<\/a> postulates the constitution of a 3-member &#8216;Search-cum-Selection Committee&#8217; by the Chancellor for appointment of Vice-Chancellor. One of the members is elected by the Senate, one is nominated by the Chairman of University Grants Commission (&#8216;UGC&#8217;) and the third member is nominated by the Chancellor. The Chancellor appoints the Vice Chancellor on unanimous recommendation of the Committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Foreseeing the Vice Chancellor&#8217;s retirement on 24-10-2022, the Chancellor required the Senate to nominate a member for constituting the 3-member Selection Committee through communication dated 13-6-2022. However, he got an impression of lack of co-operation from the Senate wherein, his nominated members were also aiding the inaction, which led to the withdrawal of those nominated members from the Senate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court explained the current standing of the &#8216;Doctrine of Pleasure&#8217; in India that &#8220;the authoritarian doctrine, though couched in an unfettered manner, is but subject to the rule of law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court relied upon <i>Deepak<\/i> v. <i>University of Kerala<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Xz7M8mq1\">2014 SCC OnLine Ker 28564<\/a> wherein, the Bench observed that there must be reasons for withdrawal of the nominations of Senate members while exercising pleasure, and that there is scope of judicial intervention only when the exercise of power is arbitrary. The Court considered whether the exercise of pleasure doctrine was arbitrary, capricious or malafide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court scrutinized the process of nomination under Section 17 and observed that &#8220;the nomination is to ensure the representation of cross sections of the Society from specified categories.&#8221; Further examining the scope of terms &#8216;nomination&#8217;, &#8216;nominate&#8217; and &#8216;nominee&#8217;, the Court concluded that the process of nomination under Section 17 is not an act of constituting an agent or mouthpiece to speak his master&#8217;s voice, but only exercising the power to name a person from a particular category\/class as per Section 18.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Considering whether the withdrawal was vitiated by &#8216;arbitrariness, capriciousness or mala fides&#8217; or whether the exercise of doctrine of pleasure was justiciable, the Court scrutinized the term &#8220;Arbitrary&#8221; and &#8220;Capricious&#8221; through <i>Sanchit Bansal<\/i> v. <i>Joint Admission Board<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Bn502Ir6\">(2012) 1 SCC 157<\/a> and various other sources. The Court looked into the series of events and concluded that &#8220;the constitution of the Search cum Selection Committee and the appointment of its Convenor as per notification, are not in accordance with law&#8221; and further observed that the Chancellor seems to have considered Senate resolution requesting him to withdraw notification enabling constitution of a Search-cum-Selection Committee in accordance with Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001629010\">10(1)<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000757118\">1974 Act<\/a> as a challenge on his authority.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court said that &#8220;while this Court is not to sit in judgment or appeal over the reasons for withdrawal of nomination, it is evident that the order is not based on any reason, but rather founded on prejudice.&#8221; The Court examined proviso 4 to Section 18(3), relied on <i>Saji D. Anand<\/i> v. <i>State of Kerala<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/ngNmZ5Jj\">2016 SCC OnLine Ker 21468<\/a> and clarified that &#8220;when statute provides for a specific term of office and does not provide for withdrawal therefrom at pleasure, the doctrine of pleasure does not operate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court held that the orders of Chancellor withdrawing nominations of Senate Members by invoking doctrine of pleasure under Section 18(3) proviso 4 cannot be sustained and liable to be interfered with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court allowed the present writ petitions and quashed the withdrawal of nominations of members from the University Senate and constitution of &#8216;Search-cum-Selection Committee&#8217; and Convener of the Committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Dr. K.S. Chandrasekar v. 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