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Supreme Court Admits Tamil Nadu Appeal Challenging Madras High Court Stay on VC Appointment Laws

Notices to all major respondents have been issued ahead of a post-recess listing that will include the state’s pending transfer petition.

A bench of justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan sought the responses while hearing an appeal filed by the MK Stalin-led government against the May 21 interim order passed by a vacation bench of the high court. (PTI)
SC issues notice to Centre, others on Tamil Nadu govt's plea against HC stay on VCs' appointment
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court admitted on July 4 the Tamil Nadu government’s plea against a May 21 Madras High Court interim stay on nine state Acts that transfer vice-chancellor appointments from the Governor to the state.
  • A bench led by Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan issued notices to the Union HRD Ministry, the UGC, the Governor’s office and other respondents in the challenge.
  • The appeal has been tagged with a pending transfer petition seeking to shift the dispute from the Madras High Court to the Supreme Court, with hearings scheduled after the summer recess.
  • Tamil Nadu’s petition argues that the High Court stay conflicts with an April 8 apex court ruling granting ‘deemed assent’ to the bills and criticises the vacation bench for granting relief without demonstrating urgency.
  • Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the UGC, contends that the state’s amendments are wholly repugnant to its 2018 university regulations.