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Governor Rajendra Arlekar, who besides serves arsenic the Chancellor of the Digital University Kerala (DUK), has reportedly stayed the implementation of decisions taken astatine a caller gathering of the university’s Board of Governors (BoG). The determination comes connected the ground of allegations that the BoG gathering was convened by its chairperson whose word had allegedly expired. It is besides alleged that the gathering was conducted without the required quorum. The Governor besides directed Vice-Chancellor Saji Gopinath to nutrient each records and files related to the BoG meeting.
While it is alleged that the word of the BoG chairperson, Prof. Vijay Chandru, had ended successful 2024, 3 years aft his assignment successful November 2021, the assemblage has maintained that its governing instrumentality does not specify a fixed word for the chairperson.
According to DUK officials, the Chancellor had granted support for conducting the BoG and had past directed that nary issues different than administrative matters should beryllium taken up for decision-making. It was besides directed that the proceedings of the gathering should beryllium submitted arsenic a report.
