KOCHI: Dr Asha Kishore can continue as the director of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST). The Kerala High Court cancelled the verdict of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) staying her extension tenure. With this, Asha Kishore can continue as the director of Sree Chitra till 2025. She said she will cancel her leave and resume duty as early as possible.

The institute body had permitted her to continue in the post.

However, the Union Department of Science and Technology cited procedural violations in the tenure extension and blocked the order. In the meantime, another doctor of Sree Chitra approached Central Administrative Tribunal against the decision of the institute body. Following that, the tribunal stayed the decision.