Kerala High Court on Tuesday opined that the ‘pleasure doctrine’ of university chancellor is not a personal decision to make. It also commented that the pleasure can be withdrawn only if there is a violation of law.
It was considering the case filed by the 15 ousted members of the senate of Kerala University. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, who is the chancellor of the university, in October had removed 15 members of the senate.
In the letter to the vice-chancellor, he said he is withdrawing pleasure from allowing them to continue as members in the Senate. He did not give any further explanation.
Court observed that a proper explanation of the wrongdoing of the member has to be described.
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