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THE V-C FIASCO

he abrasive influence of politics and the alleged violation of law have ensured that the 165-year-old Calcutta University is without a vice-chancellor for the past fortnight. The division bench of the Calcutta High Court under Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava has struck down the reappointment of V-C Sonali Chakrabarty Banerjee for a second term by the state government, saying it violated the Calcutta University

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