Constitution of Search Committee to Recommend a Panel of Three Names for Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
The Law Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.(Rt.) No.02, Law (LS), dated 12th January 2021, constituting a Search Committee for the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai. The committee must recommend three candidates to the Chancellor for appointment as Vice-Chancellor, and the notification does not govern land, property ownership or property transactions.
What the notification does
The Law Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.(Rt.) No.02, Law (LS), dated 12th January 2021, under Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996. It constitutes a Search Committee to prepare a panel of three names for consideration by the Chancellor when appointing the Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 12th January 2021.
Search Committee members
The Search Committee consists of three members representing the Government, the Syndicate and the Academic Senate:
- Hon’ble Justice P. Kalaiyarasan, retired Judge of the High Court, Madras, is the Government nominee.
- Professor Kamala Shankaran, former Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu National Law University, is the Syndicate nominee.
- Dr. S.S.P. Darwesh, former Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, is the Academic Senate nominee.
Hon’ble Justice P. Kalaiyarasan is appointed as Chairman of the Search Committee.
Committee’s task
The Search Committee constituted by G.O.(Rt.) No.02, Law (LS), dated 12th January 2021, is requested to:
- identify three candidates for the office of Vice-Chancellor;
- prepare a panel containing those three names;
- provide the candidates’ bio-data with the panel; and
- submit the panel to the Chancellor for appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.
The notification does not itself appoint a Vice-Chancellor. It establishes the committee and directs it to recommend candidates to the Chancellor.
Who is affected
The notification directly concerns the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, its Chancellor, the named committee members and persons considered for appointment as Vice-Chancellor. It contains no provision about land classification, planning permission, title, registration, ownership, acquisition or property charges. Based on the published text, it does not create requirements for property buyers, owners or land professionals in Tamil Nadu.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property transaction in Tamil Nadu?
No property-related requirement appears in the notification. It only constitutes a committee to recommend candidates for appointment as Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.
Who chairs the Vice-Chancellor Search Committee?
Hon’ble Justice P. Kalaiyarasan, a retired Judge of the High Court, Madras, is the Chairman and the Government nominee.
Does the notification appoint the Vice-Chancellor?
No. The Search Committee must recommend a panel of three names, with their bio-data, to the Chancellor for appointment.
Who are the other members of the Search Committee?
Professor Kamala Shankaran is the Syndicate nominee, and Dr. S.S.P. Darwesh is the Academic Senate nominee.
