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India Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Tamil Nadu to move Supreme Court against stay on Vice-Chancellor appointment laws
After the Madras High Court issued an order staying the operational provisions of 10 Acts that allowed the Tamil Nadu state government to appoint Vice-Chancellors to universities, the Tamil Nadu government decided to file an appeal with the Supreme government's decision comes following the Madras High Court ruling that stayed the operational parts of the Acts while hearing a petition, which challenged these laws. The state government had notified them immediately after the Supreme Court, in a ruling on April 8, said the Bills were 'deemed to have received assent', thus validating them as state government passed 10 Amendment Acts giving itself the power to appoint Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of state universities. Previously, this power lay primarily with the Governor, following the guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The Tamil Nadu government notified the Amendment Acts as Laws and published the same in the state gazette on April MP P Wilson, who is also a senior advocate, said that a BJP-affiliated lawyer from Tirunelveli travelled to Chennai to file a petition before the vacation bench of the Madras High Court, which was heard on May 14.'We argued that there was no urgency in hearing the petition since it challenged existing laws, and that the Supreme Court had already rejected the Attorney General's argument that the Amendment Acts contravened UGC Regulations. Similar cases are pending before the Supreme Court,' Wilson the case was adjourned to Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu Government filed a transfer petition to move the matter to the Supreme Court, which was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on stated that the CJI had directed the state government to inform the Madras High Court judges through a memorandum. 'Justices GR Swaminathan and Lakshmi Narayanan passed the order. I appeared virtually in the case, and the order was passed with my microphone on mute. When the judges resumed speaking, I enquired about the order, to which they replied that I would learn of it once it was formally passed. I subsequently discovered that a stay had been issued over the 10 laws.'Wilson confirmed that the Tamil Nadu government has informed him of its intention to approach the Supreme Court regarding this InTrending Reel
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Madras High Court halts Tamil Nadu's new VC appointment laws
In a setback to the ruling DMK government , the Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the operation of amendments recently notified by the Tamil Nadu government that took away the governor's powers to appoint Vice-Chancellors (VC) to various state-run universities, and vested these powers with the state government instead. The stay order was passed by a bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayanan late on Wednesday evening. The Tamil Nadu government and Governor RN Ravi have locked horns on multiple issues, including the VC appointments. The Supreme Court had earlier this year ordered the parties to settle their disagreements regarding VC appointments. In April this year, the Tamil Nadu government notified 10 bills pertaining to universities, giving the state the authority to name and dismiss VCs and designate members for important university bodies. The HC decision was in response to a public interest litigation filed by BJP functionary K Venkatachalapathy who argued that the 10 Amendment Acts, passed after the SC's intervention and without the governor's assent, were repugnant to existing University Grants Commission regulations. These regulations mandate that VCs must be appointed via a search-cum-selection committee and with the approval of the Chancellor, traditionally the Governor. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 목에 난 쥐젖, '이것' 모르면 턱 밑까지 번진다 ( 14년차 전문의 ) 14년차 청담피부관리사의 블로그 더 알아보기 Undo The Tamil Nadu government, on its part, requested the SC to transfer the case, citing that similar matters were already being heard by the apex court. However, the Madras HC's division bench went ahead and admitted the petition, directing both the central and state governments to file their responses.
India Today
14-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
PIL against Tamil Nadu bills passed after Supreme Court ruling on Governor's powers
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the 10 Amendment Acts passed after the Supreme Court verdict which declared Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi sitting on bills as 'illegal'.The amendments, for the first time, bypassed the Governor's approval, giving the State Government the power to appoint Vice Chancellors and making the Chief Minister the Chancellor of state-run universities, replacing the controversy began when the DMK-led State Government filed a case against the Governor in the Supreme Court, which ruled that the 10 re-passed Bills had received assent under Article Court further stated that the Governor does not have "pocket veto" powers and set a timeline of one to three months for the Governor to act on a Bill, depending on the three options provided. The PIL, filed by K Venkatachalapathy, seeks to declare the 12th Amendment Act null and petitioner argues that the amendments violate University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations, which mandate the Chancellor panel to appoint the Vice-Chancellor based on recommendations from a search petitioner also questions the ambiguity around the term 'Government' in the Acts, asking whether it refers to the Assembly, Cabinet, or Executive Head of the GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshmi admitted the petition and have ordered the State and Central Governments to make their submissions by next week. The matter is scheduled for hearing on May 21st. IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
