Madras HC stays law barring governor from appointing vice-chancellors

The Universities Amendment Act transferred the powers of appointing vice-chancellors to state-run universities from the governor to the government. It is among several bills which were deemed to have been granted assent by the top court in a case brought by the state against Governor RN Ravi's inordinate delay in acting on bills passed for the second time by the legislature.

A division bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and V Lakshmi Narayanan granted the stay amid strong opposition by the ruling DMK to take up the case.

According to LiveLaw, the state informed the bench that a petition is pending in the top court, urging the case to be heard with related disputes being heard by the apex court.