Overview

• The Kerala High Court dismissed Registrar K. S. Anil Kumar’s writ petition as withdrawn and declined to intervene in his July 2 suspension, referring the matter to Governor Arlekar in his capacity as chancellor.
• On July 6, Left-backed Syndicate members chaired by P. M. Radhamani voted to revoke the suspension after Vice-Chancellor Ciza Thomas dissolved the meeting, a move she declared legally invalid.
• The university remains paralyzed by two simultaneous registrar appointments—one installed by the Syndicate and another appointed by the vice-chancellor.
• Dr. Mohanan Kunnummal’s original suspension order stemmed from the registrar’s decision to cancel a June 25 event that featured a Bharat Mata portrait carrying a saffron flag attended by the governor.
• The standoff highlights unresolved ambiguities in university statutes and intensifying political tensions between the Left Democratic Front government and the governor’s office.