Ordinance seeking my removal as Chancellor 'infructuous', Kerala Guv

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday said the ordinance issued by the Left government seeking to remove him as the chancellor of universities has become "infructuous" now as the Assembly is summoned. The government, earlier this month, had issued an ordinance stripping the Governor of the chancellorship of state universities. It also later decided to convene the Assembly session from December 5. "Once the House has been summoned, any ordinance, which was sent to Raj Bhavan earlier, becomes infructuous...so, there is no such ordinance now," he  said. The Governor said he would give enough space to rectify and correct the situation. But if the law is not respected, then ultimately at some stage the Governor is under obligation to act, he added. Meanwhile Governore Arif Mohammed Khan as Chancellor,ordered that Prof.M. Rosalind George,Dean,Fisheries shall exercise powers & perform duties of Vice Chancellor, KeralaUniversity of Fisheries&OceanStudies. 

Hon'ble Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan as Chancellor,ordered that Prof.M. Rosalind George,Dean,Fisheries shall exercise powers & perform duties of Vice Chancellor, KeralaUniversity of Fisheries&OceanStudies,with immediate effect,in addition to normal duties:PRO, KeralaRajBhavan pic.twitter.com/6R2pCoZDZL

— Kerala Governor (@KeralaGovernor) November 23, 2022

Khan is at loggerheads with the Left Democratic Front-led government in the state over various issues, including the appointment of Vice-Chancellors at various universities.