Qazi Afzal Hussain was appointed VC by the orders of Allahabad High Court last week
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday removed Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University Qazi Afzal Hussain and Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Noor Mohammad from their posts with immediate effect. Both were appointed on the posts by the orders of a Division Bench of Allahabad High Court on 22nd March 2012.
The Apex Court also ordered that until permanent VC is appointed, the functioning of the University will be carried out by the Executive Council of AMU and would be implemented by the Registrar of the University. The Supreme Court passed these orders on the Special Leave Petition filed by the Registrar of AMU.
The Executive Council is scheduled to meet on 12th April, 2012 to recommend to the University Court a panel of five names under Statute (2)(1) of the Statutes of the University for the appointment of the Vice Chancellor. The University Court will later consider the appropriate three names and would send a panel of three names to the Visitor – President of India – who in turn would appoint one of them.
In its order on Thursday, 29th March 2012, the Supreme Court said: …However looking to the facts and features of the case, we deem it fit and proper that neither Respondent No.1 (Qazi Afzal Hussain) nor Respondent No.2 (Dr. Noor Mohammad) would function as Vice Chancellor or Pro Vice Chancellor of the University respectively, until the regular appointment is made as mentioned hereinabove at the earliest.”
The apex court further said that till the regular VC is appointed, Executive Council will take over the charge and their orders will be executed by the Registrar.
“For the aforesaid period, the functioning of the University will be carried out by the Executive Council and would be implemented by the Registrar of the University,” the SC said.
Since Prof. PK Abdul Aziz left the post of VC after superannuation in January this year, many senior teachers have assumed the charge of VC following the rulebook of AMU.
Prof. Qazi Afzal Hussain was appointed VC after the interim order passed by the Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court on 22nd March 2012 and he assumed charge on 24th March 2012. Prof. Hussain had filed a Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.14164 of 2012 in the high court challenging a 15th March 2012 order of the AMU VC Dr. Noor Mohammad, a 1977 batch retired IAS officer. Dr. Noor Mohammad had taken over the charge of VC on 15th March 2012. The HC in its order on 22nd March installed Prof. Hussain as VC and Noor Mohammad as Pro VC. But now Supreme Court has removed both from their respective posts.
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