Agra: To dismiss all the petitions challenging the selection process, Allahabad High Court Professor’s appointment upheld Nice Khatoon On Saturday, as Vice Chancellor (VC) of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). According to Mohammad Dilshad’s report, Khatoon, who previously served as the principal of the Women’s College in AMU, became the first woman to hold the VC post in the history of over 100 years.The HC Division Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh found no procedural lapse, claiming the AMU Act, law and regulations fully followed. The court also emphasized the symbolic and progressive nature of his “historical appointment”, calling it “the major progress for gender representation and constitutional values” in the academic leadership.Khatoon says repetition of HC Democratic valuesThe HC Division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh further admitted that the last conscience to appoint the VC with the ‘visitors’ of “the President of India’, and no allegations of garland fail were established at that level”. The court had reserved the verdict on 9 April, listening to the arguments from the petitioner, EMU and the Central Government counsels.Petitions were filed at the end of 2023 by Syed Afzal Murtaza Rizvi, Professor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Mujahid Baig from the Department of Medicine of EMU and Emu Pro MU Rabbani.He raised objections after Khatoon, wife of the then acting VC Mohammad Gulrez, was “shortlist” for the post.After HC’s decision, Khatoon said, “I have always had the highest relationship and belief in our judiciary. This decision is not only a personal retaliation, but a strong re -confirmation of institutional processes and democratic values in our higher education system. Inspire this decision to inspire confidence among all stakeholders and re -prepare our shared mission to increase the knowledge of the university.”In November 2023, the dispute erupted after the AMU’s Executive Council shortlisted “five eligible names”. An AMU professor wrote to the President, “The process of selecting a new VC was not followed”. The Emu Court then pushed forward three names, including Khatoon, for the Ministry of Education and the President, and the matter also went to HC.
