TodAY, On 18th August, In the Kerala universities vice-chancellor appointments case, the Supreme Court appointed retired Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia as chairperson of the search committee, empowering him to form joint or separate panels to shortlist candidates for both universities at the earliest.
The Union Law Ministry denied rushing the appointment of two election commissioners to preempt Supreme Court decisions on the 2023 law. The Central Government defended the appointments, stating the absence of a judicial member did not affect the Election Commission’s autonomy. The Supreme Court declined to stay the appointments despite objections.
