A lawsuit (pill) was submitted to the High Court of Madras that disputed the 10 amendment laws after the opinion of the Supreme Court that Tamil Nadu -Governor RN RAVI stated on accounts as “illegal”.
The changes have for the first time circumvented the approval of the governor, giving the state government the authority to appoint Vice Chancellors and make the main minister the Chancellor of universities-run universities, to replace the Governor.
The controversy began when the State Regulation led by the DMK submitted a case against the Governor at the Supreme Court, who ruled that the 10 again agreed on the basis of Article 142.
The court also stated that the governor does not have “pocket veto” powers and determines a timeline of one to three months for the governor to act on a bill, depending on the three options provided.
The pill, submitted by K Venkatachalapathy, tries to void the 12th Amendment Act.
The applicant argues that the changes violate the regulations of University Grants Commission (UGC), which require the Chancellor panel to appoint the Vice Chancellor based on recommendations of a search panel.
The applicant also asks for the ambiguity surrounding the term ‘government’ in the acts and asks whether it refers to the meeting, the government or the executive head of the government.
Justice Gr Swaminathan and Justice v Lakshmi have allowed the petition and have instructed the state and central governments to make their submissions by next week. The case is planned for hearing on May 21.
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