Law university dean's appointment under Karnataka HC scanner

BANGALORE: The appointment of the dean of the Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) the highest seat of learning in legal education is challenged before the Karnataka high court, the highest judicial forum in the state.
Justice Ravi Malimath has issued emergent notice to the Vice-Chancellor of the Karnataka State Law University upon a petition filed one P D Sebastian , an Associate professor with SDM college of Law, Mangalore.
The petitioner has questioned the appointment of G R Jagadeesh , who was the principal of CBR National college Shimoga for a two year period from June 11 last year to the post of Dean. He says that Jagadeesh has only 23 years of experience.He has complained that the VC did not act on his complaint.
The petitioner, who claims to have 29 years of experience as a member of the faculty of law, has contended that as per Section 22 of the KSLU Act, the Vice-Chancellor of the University has no other option left but to appoint a professor in the faculty of law to the post of Dean based on seniority.
The petitioner has asserted that he is the second senior most member of the faculty of law in the colleges affiliated to the University and hence the only eligible candidate for the post of Dean