The Kerala High Court on Monday held that the letter issued by Governor, and Chancellor, Arif Mohammed Khan, directing the Vice Chancellors (VC) of nine state universities in Kerala to resign was no longer valid since the Governor himself later issued show cause notices to them.The court, therefore, ruled that the VCs can continue in their posts till the Governor passes a final order after following the procedure under law.”Till such time as the Chancellor issues a final order against any of the petitioners, the petitioners remain as Vice Chancellors subject to the law,” the order from Justice Devan Ramachandran, who was directed by the Chief Justice to hold a special sitting on Diwali, a holiday for the High Court.The court said that the Governor, in issuing the letter, did not give adequate notice to the VCs.”This court has great reservation about the letter issued by the Chancellor because it asks the VCs to resign with as little notice as possible and that they ceased to be VCs as on October 24, 2022,” the order said.