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- Three senate members at the University of Calicut have formally alleged that the institution violated statutes by conferring honorary degrees without proper senate approval.
- University officials maintain that the procedure followed, which involved sending recommendations directly to the Chancellor, is consistent with existing regulations.
- The degrees are scheduled to be presented on October 6 to filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad, industrialist P.K.
- Ahammed, and scientist E.D.
- Jemmis.
- The dispute highlights conflicting interpretations of university statutes regarding the power to confer honorary distinctions.
What to watch next
- Possible special meeting of the Senate to discuss the honorary degree procedure
- Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar's attendance at the October 6 convocation ceremony
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V.S. Nikhil
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“But no circumstances to consider the ensuing conferment of honorary degree as a special case can be made out either from the letter or notification [related to the convocation ceremony]”
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…than two-thirds of the members present at a Senate meeting. The pro-Left members pointed out that the Chancellor is competent to award honorary degrees on the recommendation of the Syndicate only in special cases. “ But no circumstances to consider the ensuing conferment of honorary degree as a special case can be made out either from the letter or notification [related to the convocation ceremony] ,” they said. Meanwhile, Registrar C.D. Sebastian told The Hindu on Sunday that the university confers three types of honorary degrees as per Chapter 31 of the CUFS, 1977: DSc, DLitt, and Doctor of Law. He said the…
C.D. Sebastian
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“There are no procedural lapses as such. The Syndicate had unanimously passed the move to confer the honorary degrees on Mr. Anthikad, Mr. Ahammed, and Mr. Jemmis. None of the members recorded their dissent”
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…at its meeting on July 29, 2026, decided to confer the degrees on three persons. The proposal was subsequently sent directly to the Chancellor’s office with all the required documents, which was approved as well. “ There are no procedural lapses as such. The Syndicate had unanimously passed the move to confer the honorary degrees on Mr. Anthikad, Mr. Ahammed, and Mr. Jemmis. None of the members recorded their dissent ,” Mr. Sebastian added. However, the pro-Left members claimed that the decision to confer honorary degrees without the Senate's approval was an “infringement” on its powers and contravened the provisions of statutes.…
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Named India · E.D. Jemmis · P.K. Ahammed · Sathyan Anthikad · C.D. Sebastian · P.K. Dinesh · P. Raveendran · Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar · University of Calicut · V.K. Brijesh · V.S. Nikhil
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