Appointment of Certain Person as a Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai for Certain Period under the Anna University Act, 1978

What the notification does

G.O.(D) No. 240, Higher Education (I-1), dated 26 October 2021, was issued by the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary. It records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's appointment of Dr. R. Velraj as Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai.

The appointment was made using the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 11 of the Anna University Act, 1978, identified in the notification as Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 1978.

Key provisions

G.O.(D) No. 240 contains the following details:

• Dr. R. Velraj is appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai.
• The notification identifies him as Professor at the Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai.
• The term of appointment is three years.
• The three-year period begins from the date on which Dr. R. Velraj assumes office.
• The appointment is made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Anna University Act, 1978.
• The notification was published as No. II(2)/HE/751(j)/2021 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 26 October 2021.

Who is affected

G.O.(D) No. 240 directly concerns Dr. R. Velraj and the leadership and administration of Anna University, Chennai. It may also be relevant to university officials, staff, students and others who need an official record of the Vice-Chancellor's appointment and term.

Relevance to land and property

G.O.(D) No. 240 does not change land classification, ownership, planning controls, development rights, registration requirements or property charges. A property buyer, owner or land professional would not need to rely on the notification for a land transaction. Its subject is limited to the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai.