Lucknow, Oct. 31 -- Amid the wait for a new vice chancellor, Lucknow University teachers have demanded that the new appointee should have at least 10 years' experience as professor.

Lucknow University Teachers' Association (LUTA) vice-president Arshad Ali Jafri raised the demand in a letter to chancellor Anandiben Patel.

About three months ago, the then LU vice chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai had quit during his second term to join as the director of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Jafri wrote that the Supreme Court had ruled in the 'Gambhirdan K Gadhvi vs The State of Gujarat' case on March 3, 2022 that since education is on the Concurrent List of the Constitution, a central law (in this case UGC regulations) will prevail ove...