Tamil Nadu Moves Supreme Court Against Madras HC Stay on Laws Curtailing Governor’s Role in VC Appointments

The Tamil Nadu government filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court contesting the Madras High Court's interim stay on state laws that transferred the authority to appoint Vice-Chancellors of state-run universities from the Governor to the state government.  

The High Court's May 21 order halted the operation of nine such amendments, citing potential conflicts with University Grants Commission regulations.  

Tamil Nadu argues that the stay was issued without granting the state an opportunity to respond and that the High Court proceeded despite a pending transfer petition in the Supreme Court.  

The state contends that the amendments align with a recent Supreme Court judgment clarifying the Governor's powers and asserts that the High Court's decision undermines legislative authority.