West Bengal: Supreme Court stays perks of newly appointed VCs, asks Guv to sit with CM Mamata to resolve dispute financialexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from financialexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the emoluments of the newly appointed interim vice-chancellors of state-run universities in West Bengal and asked Governor CV Ananda Bose to sit with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over a cup of coffee to resolve the deadlock over appointment of VCs.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta said the stay on emoluments to interim VCs appointed in August will continue till the pendency of the state government s petition against the governor s action of appointing interim vice-chancellors. The governor is the ex-officio chancellor of state universities.
The top court said there is a need for reconciliation between the governor and the chief minister 'in the interest of educational institutions and the future careers of lakhs of students'
The top court said there is a need for reconciliation between the governor and the chief minister 'in the interest of educational institutions and the future careers of lakhs of students'