Overview

• Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi on April 19, 2025, following recent developments on state legislation assent timelines.
• The meeting occurred after Governor Ravi approved ten long-pending Tamil Nadu bills, complying with the Supreme Court's landmark ruling mandating timely decisions on state legislation.
• The Supreme Court's April 8 verdict clarified governors and the President must act on state bills within prescribed timeframes, reinforcing state legislative authority over gubernatorial discretion.
• Vice President Dhankhar has publicly criticized the judiciary’s intervention, questioning the Supreme Court's authority to impose directives on constitutional offices like the presidency.
• This dialogue underscores ongoing tensions between India's judiciary, executive, and state governance structures, with broader implications for federal procedural norms.