The Supreme Court of India has finalized the appointments of vice chancellors for three universities in West Bengal, concluding a 30-month legal dispute between the state government and Governor CV Anand Bose. The court approved the names of professors Dwaipayan Bharadwaj for North Bengal University and Rajan Chakrabarti for Netaji Subhas Open University from a panel recommended by a court-appointed search committee led by former Chief Justice UU Lalit. This decision ensures that all 36 universities in West Bengal will now have regular vice chancellors, resolving a significant governance issue that arose from disagreements between former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Governor. The court has directed the state government to send the approved names to the Chancellor for final approval and to ensure the appointments are completed within four weeks. The ongoing conflict had previously required judicial intervention to safeguard the functioning of the universities.