Gujarat High Court on Thursday declared that the 2.5-year experience of the former Vice Chancellor (VC) of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU) would be considered void. The MSU VC had earlier resigned over not meeting the eligibility criteria for the post.

The HC was hearing a writ petition challenging the appointment of VC Vijay Kumar Srivastava with only three years and three months of experience, when the eligibility criteria by the UGC (University Grants Commission) requires a VC to have a minimum experience of 10 years.

The Gujarat High Court had earlier instructed the VC to resign and further clarified that his experience as VC will not be counted.

Chief Justice Sunita Agrawal and Justice Pranav Trivedi informed the VC that although he has submitted his resignation, he must assure the court that he will not use his experience as VC in any future appointments, and that it will not be counted toward his eligibility. 

The judges emphasised that his experience as a professor will be considered, but his tenure as VC is deemed invalid due to his wrongful appointment.

The High Court has scheduled the next hearing for January 20.

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