Overview

• Vice-Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal resumed on-campus duties under tight police protection on July 18 after nearly 20 days away as student protests were temporarily called off.
• Suspended Registrar K.S. Anil Kumar continues using the official vehicle in defiance of the suspension while Mini Dejo Kappen exercises charge as in-charge registrar.
• Key administrative processes remain stalled with over 2,000 degree certificates pending the vice-chancellor’s signature.
• The Kerala High Court has scheduled a hearing on university governance petitions for July 21, extending legal uncertainty over authority.
• The impasse reflects a wider political struggle between the state government backing Kumar and Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar upholding the vice-chancellor’s mandate.