Kerala Governor flags judicial overreach in university V-C selection

Published - December 14, 2025 05:02 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday (December 14, 2025) openly criticised the Supreme Court over its intervention in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) in Digital University Kerala (DUK) and APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU). The Governor deplored the tendency of one institution usurping the role of another in a democracy. He said the power to amend the Constitution is vested with the Parliament and elected legislature, and the courts are there to ‘interpret the Constitution and not to amend the Constitution.’ Mr.