Four days after a governor-appointed committee shortlisted five candidates for the post of vice-chancellor of Mumbai University, the Forum for Fairness in Education has challenged the nominations.

The NGO has sent a legal notice to Governor SC Jamir, the Chancellor of the University and Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. It has also has said that if the current nominations are not scrapped it will file a public interest litigation.

The NGO termed the process of short-listing of candidates illegal and asked for the procedure to be carried out again. “According to the Maharashtra Universities Act, there are certain educational qualifications, skills and experience that are required for a person to be nominated to the post. The present shortlisted candidates do not hold the required qualifications and experience,” said president of the organisation, Jayant Jain.

The Indian Express