Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court against Governor R N Ravi’s decision to refer the Kalaignar University Bill, 2025 to the President instead of granting assent. The state calls the action “illegal, patently unconstitutional, and void-ab-initio.”
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the state governor to reserve the Kalaignar University Bill, 2025 for the consideration of the President, instead of giving assent to the law as advised by the state Cabinet.
The state government has requested the apex court to declare the governor’s action and “all consequential acts arising therefrom” as illegal, patently unconstitutional, and void ab-initio.
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They have also asked the court to direct the governor to act under Article 200 of the Constitution, which deals with the grant of assent to bills, in accordance with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi had earlier referred the Kalaignar University Bill, passed by the state legislative assembly earlier this year, to President Droupadi Murmu for consideration.
The proposed bill plans to establish Kalaignar University in Kumbakonam by bifurcating Bharathidasan University. The university is intended to cater to the higher education requirements of students from Ariyalur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, and Tiruvarur districts.
It is named after former Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who is also the father of the current Chief Minister M K Stalin. Upon approval, Chief Minister Stalin is expected to serve as the university’s first Vice Chancellor.
The Kalaignar University Bill is one of two bills referred to the President by the governor. The second bill seeks to amend the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Act, allowing the state government to appoint and remove the vice chancellor of the sports university, an official explained.
Both bills were passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in April and subsequently sent to the governor for assent. State Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan had earlier announced that the new university would start functioning from the 2025-26 academic year.
However, the official added that the delay in the governor’s assent has held up the inauguration of the university.
This legal challenge now brings the matter before the Supreme Court, highlighting ongoing debates in India over the powers of governors under the Constitution and the proper procedure for granting assent to state legislation.
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