T.N. to withdraw order making Law University Registrar acting Director of Legal Studies

The Tamil Nadu government will withdraw its order that made the Registrar of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University the temporary Director of Legal Studies, it told the Madras High Court, The Hindu reported on 7 November.

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, sitting with Justice G. Arul Murugan in the First Bench, recorded the government’s submission that the post would now be filled through the regular process.

Why it matters

The Director of Legal Studies heads the department that runs the State’s government law colleges, overseeing their staff, administration and standards. The Ambedkar Law University, whose Registrar had been given the additional charge, is the body to which those colleges are affiliated. Keeping the two roles separate is generally seen as important, since one oversees the colleges and the other sets and grades their examinations.

What’s next

The government is to issue a fresh order withdrawing the arrangement and begin the regular selection for the post. The report did not say how long that would take.