Overview
- A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi recorded no impediment to appointments at Calcutta University, Biswa Bangla Biswabidyalay, Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu University of Jhargram, Gour Banga University, Kazi Nazrul University, Jadavpur University, Raiganj University, and North Bengal University.
- The court said appointments for remaining universities lacking consensus will be considered in chamber rather than in open court.
- The approvals draw on recommendations from a Supreme Court-appointed search-cum-selection committee led by former CJI U. U. Lalit, which reported unanimity on most names and limited divergences on a few.
- Formal notifications from Raj Bhavan are still required before the administrative process can install the selected vice-chancellors.
- PTI-cited officials later suggested last-minute objections over North Bengal and Raiganj could reduce the immediate clearances to six, a claim not reflected in the bench’s recorded order.