Overview
- A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi scheduled the state’s special leave petition for hearing on December 2.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged waiting for a forthcoming opinion on a Presidential Reference about gubernatorial assent, while Tamil Nadu’s counsel said the issues are distinct.
- The state has also sought transfer of the pending public interest litigation from the Madras High Court to the Supreme Court.
- The High Court on May 21 stayed multiple Acts that moved Vice-Chancellor appointments from the Governor to the government, which the state notified after the Supreme Court’s deemed assent ruling in the TN Governor case.
- State counsel reported that 14 of 22 universities currently lack Vice-Chancellors, underscoring the request for an expedited resolution.