New Delhi, June 3 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Madras High Court’s interim stay on the state's recent amendments that curtailed the Governor’s powers in appointing Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of state universities.
The Madras High Court, through a Division Bench led by Justice G.R. Swaminathan, had granted the stay, ruling that the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2018 particularly Regulation 7.3 prevail over state legislation under the constitutional principle of repugnancy.
In its petition to the apex court, the Tamil Nadu government has argued that the interim stay granted by the High Court effectively amounts to granting final relief, which is legally unsustainable.