Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arallekar, who is also a Chancellor of State University, issued an order that explains that P. Ravendran, vice-chairman (VC), University of Calicut, “will have all bodies, powers, duties and obligations, V-CS, V-CS, CS”, CS, “,
This comes as a result of the explanation required by the state department of the State Audit Keral, related to the appointment of certain employees in his office and the official bungalow and the use of his official neighborhoods in his position as a professor, the Ministry of Chemistry. Mr. Ravendran, originally a professor at the department, was fully in charge of the then Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in July 2024. As commissioned by the University Grants Commission, it was not selected as a function. The Audit Ministry event followed by a complaint raised by PP Sumod, abandoned the democratic front of the MLA, a member of the University Syndicate.
In his complaint, Mr Sumod pointed out that Mr. Ravendran, who has other duties as VC, was not entitled to use the official bungalow. He also did not name employees in the office. Mr Sumod also claimed that Mr. Ravendran did not perform his duties at the Ministry of Chemistry.
The Chancellor’s office, however, explained in an order issued on October on October that it should not be treated as “responsibility for dignified” or “in any way lower than the regularly mentioned V-CS”. He will not be obliged to fulfill his normal obligations associated with the original post during his tenure and he / she decides to decide on this matter. It should be eligible for furnished accommodation as permissible for VC, regardless of the accommodation of employees available. Mr. Ravendran is also entitled to other benefits, such as the official vehicle with the driver, medical contributions and travel permits, the order said.
The command has a retrospective effect from the date of notification of its appointment. However, the order also stated that it would not be entitled to continue or permanent. For its removal from the Office, the procedure stipulated in the Law for the Removal of the regularly appointed VC would not be applicable.
Published – 11 October 2025 20:07
